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Defense Ministry: Su-27 fighters did not use weapons against the US MQ-9 drone and did not come into contact with it, he fell himself

Defense Ministry: Su-27 fighters did not use weapons against the US MQ-9 drone and did not come into contact with it, he fell himselfThe Russian Defense Ministry issued a release regarding today's reports of an incident with an American drone over the Black Sea.. Recall, what, according to the American side, “pilots of Russian Su-27 fighters acted unprofessionally, which led to mechanical impact on the blades of the drone MQ-9 Reaper, as a result of which the drone fell into the water".

The Russian Ministry of Defense in a release reports that, that in the area of ​​u200bu200bthe borders of Russia in the Crimean direction on Tuesday morning 14 March, the approach of the American MQ-9 UAV was recorded. noted, that the drone was moving towards the Russian state border.

emphasizes, that the drone was flying with transponders turned off. At the same time, an American drone violated the boundaries of airspace, which was established as a special zone during a special military operation. The Russian Defense Ministry stressed, which previously brought to the attention of all users of international airspace data on this kind of regime. Defense Ministry:

In order to identify the intruder, fighters from the air defense forces on duty were raised into the air. As a result of sharp maneuvering in the area 9.30 (MSK) the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle went into an uncontrolled flight with a loss of altitude and collided with the water surface. Added, that the fighters did not use any weapons against the American drone and did not come into contact with it:

Su-27 fighter jets returned safely to home airfield.

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