Russia honors pilots of fighter jet that shot down US drone
- March 17, 2023
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This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Su-27 fighter pilots who shot down a U.S. drone over the Black Sea this week will be awarded for
This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Su-27 fighter pilots who shot down a U.S. drone over the Black Sea this week will be awarded for their work in preventing violations of Russian airspace “in the special operation zone.”
Thus, he explained that the incident was avoidedbreakthrough of the American drone MQ-9 airspace in the zone established for the purpose of conducting a special military operation on a temporary basis,” the news agency said in a statement. TASS.
Shoigu stressed that the specified airspace was delimited and presented to the international community in accordance with the current rules, therefore The United States was “in the know” situation in the area.
After that, Russia seems to busy trying to get the wreckage of the unmanned aerial vehicle, expanding its naval presence in the Black Sea, Ukrainian military authorities announced this Thursday. For its part, Washington believes that Moscow managed to get hold of some of the remnants of the drone.
Russia says it will not confront US after drone crash with Russian fighter jet
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova assured that Moscow does not seek confrontation with the United States and, despite the recent incident between an American drone and a Russian fighter jet in the Black Sea, advocates keeping lines of communication with Washington open.
“We think it’s important to keep lines of communication open, in fact we do. We’re not looking for confrontation we stand for pragmatic cooperation in the interests of the peoples of our countries, but at the same time we are able to protect these interests,” Zazharova said.
Tensions between Moscow and Washington escalated after the US confirmed on Monday that one of its drones had crashed in the Black Sea after colliding with a Russian Su-27 fighter jet operating in international airspace. Russia, for its part, defended itself by not making contact with the drone and indicated that it wase rushed after a series of strange maneuvers.
(Information Europe Press)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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