Russia says it intercepted US drone for second time this month

Russia says it intercepted US drone for second time this month

Russia as soon as once more despatched a fighter jet up over the Black Sea to intercept a US reconnaissance drone, the Defence Ministry in Moscow mentioned on Sunday.

Air surveillance methods detected a goal transferring in the direction of Russian airspace, the ministry mentioned. As a consequence, a Su-30 fighter plane was dispatched to determine the article.

The Reaper drone turned away within the course of and the fighter jet additionally returned to base, Moscow mentioned.

There was no speedy remark from Washington.

After earlier incidents over the Black Sea, the United States had pressured that its reconnaissance drones had been in worldwide airspace.

Russia reported an identical scenario with a Reaper drone over the Black Sea in early August.

In March, an unmanned US navy drone collided with a Russian fighter jet in worldwide airspace over the ocean and crashed. The US blamed “unsafe and unprofessional” actions by the Russian facet.

Source: www.anews.com.tr