Incidents

"Not threatened by Russia": the Armed Forces said that the US drone was doing reaper over the Black Sea

According to the speaker of PS Ignatus, before beating the Russian fighter, the reconnaissance American UAV MQ-9 Reaper monitored the air situation in the international airspace. USA reconnaissance apparatus MQ-9 Reaper was in the air above the Black Sea, monitoring the demarcation lines. There were no threats to Russian military aircraft. This was stated on March 15 by a spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Ignat in Ether "Radio Liberty".

The spokesman noted that the American drone did not violate international flight standards. He surprised to respond to information about allegedly some threats to the CCS. "What is the threat there, there is nothing to comment on such a blade here," the spokesman said. Ignati added that unmanned aircraft regularly monitored the situation on the demarcation line to a full -scale invasion of Russia in February 2022. This information is known for all, so there were no discussions about UAV threats.

NATO drones are currently monitoring and performing tasks in Europe, including their fighting in Ukraine. The MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Black Sea basin fulfill their missions. UAVs also recorded the observance of the silence regime, so there were no prerequisites for his attack in Russian pilots. We will remind, the accident of the MQ-9 Reaper dropped on March 14 in the Black Sea. Russian pilots Su-27 dropped fuel in front of him. After that, the Americans had to knock down the UAV.