The Pentagon releases video of what it says is a Russian aircraft conducting an unsafe intercept of a Reaper drone over the Black Sea
abc.net.au/news/black-sea-drone-russia-jet-video/102108224Footage of a Russian aircraft allegedly conducting an unsafe intercept of a US Air Force surveillance drone in international airspace over the Black Sea has been released by the Pentagon.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley have spoken to their Russian counterparts about the destruction of the US drone following the encounter with Russian fighter jets.The calls with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of Russian General Staff General Valery Gerasimov on Wednesday were the first since October.
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