'These claims are completely ridiculous and have ZERO basis in fact or truth…We categorically deny them,' a State Department spokesperson told Newsweek.
that was downed over the Black Sea on March 14 could have been involved in preparations for a strike on the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse, calling the allegations"ridiculous."
On Tuesday, Russian online newspaper Mash cited anonymous sources in a report as saying that the drone could have been carrying out surveillance prior to an attack on the port, which is located near to the Russian naval base in Novorossiysk. "An American drone that was shot down in the sky over the Black Sea could have been involved in preparing an attack on the port of Tuapse," Mash reported."According to our information, the MQ-9 Reaper was scouting the situation so that [Ukrainian forces] could strike with sea and air drones.
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