Russian fighter collides with U.S. drone

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet has collided with a U.S. Reaper drone, forcing the unmanned aircraft to crash into the Black Sea


MQ-9 REAPER
Multi-mission UAV designed for high-altitude surveillance

Su-27 fighter: Soviet-origin twin-engine aircraft


POLAND
BELARUS
MOLDOVA
ROMANIA
Kyiv
UKRAINE
BLACK SEA
TURKEY
RUSSIA
Donbas region
GEORGIA

Crimea
Annexed by Russia in 2014

200km 125 miles

Russian control


Mar 14, 06:03 GMT: MQ-9 Reaper on routine mission in international airspace intercepted by two Su-27 fighter jets

Russian fighter strikes MQ-9’s propeller, forcing U.S. to bring drone down


Sources: U.S. Army, Reuters, BBC
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