A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of a MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to a US official familiar with the incident.

The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea.

Russian and US aircraft have operated over the Black Sea during the course of the war, but this is the first known such interaction, a potentially dangerous escalation at a critical time in the fighting.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/14/politics/russian-jet-us-drone-black-sea/index.html

Pic 1: SU-27 Flanker
Pic 2: MQ-9 Reaper

Nice one from Russia 🇷🇺

Olachase:
Nice one from Russia 🇷🇺

Black Sea is international waters. I hope you won't complain when the USAF returns the favor. Fair game.

Russians propaganda, the Russian jet collide with the USA drone.

Don't why Russia allows USA to fly drone close to its border yet same USA will be crying if Russia bomber flew even to Cuba.
Can't wait for the day Russia bombers will visit Mexico
USA Medias will make noises, on how Russia was provoking war

Faithful007:
Black Sea is international waters. I hope you won't complain when the USAF returns the favor. Fair game.

and you think Russia is afraid of USA 😏😏

obedience4:
Russians propaganda, the Russian jet collide with the USA drone.

Will you stop embarrassing yourself.
USA air force command said Russia jet struck her drone on Black Sea yet you rushed here to say Russia propaganda.

Russia is the most powerful nation on Earth. Russia can invade US if they want but US has been scared of Russia since 1955.

seunny4lif:
Don't why Russia allows USA to fly drone close to its border yet same USA will be crying if Russia bomber flew even to Cuba.
Can't wait for the day Russia bombers will visit Mexico
USA Medias will make noises, on how Russia was provoking war

Russia jet are not bold enough to fly close to the continental USA borders, no country will try it.
Levels they

seunny4lif:
Don't why Russia allows USA to fly drone close to its border yet same USA will be crying if Russia bomber flew even to Cuba.
Can't wait for the day Russia bombers will visit Mexico
USA Medias will make noises, on how Russia was provoking war

It is almost a regular thing for NORAD to report sightings of Russian drones near US territorial airspace in Hawaii

Any other excuse?

Faithful007:
Black Sea is international waters. I hope you won't complain when the USAF returns the favor. Fair game.

Oh Black Sea is located at USA border.
USA navy killed over 90 civilians onboard of Iranian airline that was flying over Persia Sea, which is over 5K KM from USA home land.

obedience4:
Russians propaganda, the Russian jet collide with the USA drone.

No. Two Russian jets intentionally struck the aircraft forcing the US pilots to perform a controlled water landing.

Faithful007:
It is almost a regular thing for NORAD to report sightings of Russian drones near US territorial airspace in Hawaii

Any other excuse?

Same thing both have been doing for long
Mind USA and Russia shared border on that side of the Sea/Ocean unlike Black Sea.

HeartlessMan:
Russia is the most powerful nation on Earth. Russia can invade US if they want but US has been scared of Russia since 1955.

😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀


No country can invade the USA in North America.
You will die before you cross the North Atlantic.
Russia that is facing logistics issues in war in his backyard wants to fight a country miles away..


No country in the world has the capabilities like the USA to project power in any continent in the world.

One simple question how will Russian troops get to the USA borders, with wings abi,

obedience4:





😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀


No country can invade the USA in North America.
You will die before you cross the North Atlantic.
Russia that is facing logistics issues in war in his backyard wants to fight a country miles away..


No country in the world has the capabilities like the USA to project power in any continent in the world.

One simple question how will Russian troops get to the USA borders, with wings abi,

So invade 'weak' Russia.
What are you guys waiting for?

obedience4:



Russia jet are not bold enough to fly close to the continental USA borders, no country will try it.
Levels they

Sometimes, it feel like you are baby with phone.
Your comments are worst than a 6 years old child.
Russia bombers have been flying around USA coastline many times.
Why did you think USA deployed at best F22 to its States.

seunny4lif:

Will you stop embarrassing yourself.
USA air force command said Russia jet struck her drone on Black Sea yet you rushed here to say Russia propaganda.

The USA European command says otherwise


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64957792

The russian jets collide with the USA drone

seunny4lif:

Oh Black Sea is located at USA border.
USA navy killed over 90 civilians onboard of Iranian airline that was flying over Persia Sea, which is over 5K KM from USA home land.

And Black sea is Russia's border?

It is obvious you don't know where the Black sea is. FYI, NATO countries Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania border about 70 percent of the Black sea region. The black sea is more of a NATO territory than a Russian territory if we play by your logic.

Any other excuse?

seunny4lif:

Sometimes, it feel like you are baby with phone.
Your comments are worst than a 6 years old child.
Russia bombers have been flying around USA coastline many times.
Why did you think USA deployed at best F22 to its States.

Dude there Is a difference between USA territories and the continental USA
Russian jet fly close to the USA borders In Alaska
That's a USA territory, not the continental USA borders.

Just because china fly's jets close to USA territory of Guam in the Pacific is not the same as china flying a jet to let say the California

Faithful007:
And Black sea is Russia's border?

It is obvious you don't know where the Black sea is. FYI, NATO countries Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania border about 70 percent of the Black sea region. The black sea is more of a NATO territory than a Russian territory if we play by your logic.

Any other excuse?

No Black Sea is not located at Russia border
It located in USA border

Read what you said again

seunny4lif:

No Black Sea is not located at Russia border
It located in USA border

Read what you said again

You were the one who started assigning International waters to countries, in the name of Border.

The black sea borders several countries, three of which are NATO countries accounting for about 70 percent of the black sea. only a small part of Russia borders the black sea. The Black sea is a NATO backyard much more.

Do I also have to lecture you about NATO?

obedience4:


Dude there Is a difference between USA territories and the continental USA
Russian jet fly close to the USA borders In Alaska
That's a USA territory, not the continental USA borders.

Just because china fly's jets close to USA territory of Guam in the Pacific is not the same as china flying a jet to let say the California

Did USA jets flew over Russia territories?
Tell where USA flew jet even 20KM close to Russia border.
Even Norway that is a NATO member banned NATO flights within 50KM from Russia border after Russia started jamming any flights or ships close its border with Norway which made Norway new government to introduced that law, as it was affecting civilians flights.

The last 3 times, USA flew around USSR, they lost 2 jets and USA never tried it again.

Faithful007:
You were the one who started assigning International waters to countries, in the name of Border.

The black sea borders several countries, three of which are NATO countries accounting for about 70 percent of the black sea. only a small part of Russia borders the black sea. The Black sea is a NATO backyard much more.

Do I also have to lecture you about NATO?

Please tell me more about NATO.

seunny4lif:

Please tell me more about NATO.

Long story short. The US is part of NATO and all NATO countries operate as one military.

The USAF has every right to the black sea. It is in International waters and beyond that, there are fellow NATO countries to protect.

Faithful007:
Long story short. The US is part of NATO and all NATO countries operate as one military.

The USAF has every right to the black sea. It is in International waters and beyond that, there are fellow NATO countries to protect.

Then if USA have right to be in Black Sea, why are they begging Turkey a NATO member to allow USA ship to enter Black Sea.
USA need permission from Turkey(Nato member).

Long story short too, Russia military jets have every right to be in Cuba, Mexico and Honduras.

seunny4lif:

Did USA jets flew over Russia territories?
Tell where USA flew jet even 20KM close to Russia border.
Even Norway that is a NATO member banned NATO flights within 50KM from Russia border after Russia started jamming any flights or ships close its border with Norway which made Norway new government to introduced that law, as it was affecting civilians flights.

The last 3 times, USA flew around USSR, they lost 2 jets and USA never tried it again.

You just change the subject 😀😀😁😁😂
The USA jets are flying in the black sea. The black sea, the Russian black sea fleet is the biggest in the Russian navy and it's biggest air craft carrier "admiral kunstvou " home port is in the black sea.
The Russian navy school is located in the black sea corridors,
The Russian navy base In sevastopol in criema is in the black sea region,
Yet the USA are flying jets over an area that is suppose to be Russian area of influence,

Them no born any country to fly jets close to the USA continental borders, or fly close to the USA navy biggest navy base in Norfolk,

Just the way the USA is playing with china in the south China Sea is the way the USA is playing with Russia in the black sea

Is the Atlantic Ocean not international waters, when have you heard that a Chinese or Russia jet flew past it, there are levels to everything man.


I don't wanna start schooling you on the Cold War days, I would like you to research about SR black bird and see how many successful mission it flew over the USSR,

seunny4lif:

Then if USA have right to be in Black Sea, why are they begging Turkey a NATO member to allow USA ship to enter Black Sea.
USA need permission from Turkey(Nato member).

Long story short too, Russia military jets have every right to be in Cuba, Mexico and Honduras.

Please dude,, look at the countries you just listed
The USA only needs permission when it wants to sail through turkey controlled part of the black sea, all countries bordering water have their own identification zone, it is also the same with airspace.



If Any Russian jet operates in North America the pilot has a death wish

obedience4:



Russia jet are not bold enough to fly close to the continental USA borders, no country will try it.
Levels they

they did that few days ago to simulate nuke dropping on Washington DC... Update your news.

seunny4lif:

Will you stop embarrassing yourself.
USA air force command said Russia jet struck her drone on Black Sea yet you rushed here to say Russia propaganda.

mumu of nairaland.
shey this news really massaged russian ego and therefore its nt a propaganda

obedience4:




Please dude,, look at the countries you just listed
The USA only needs permission when it wants to sail through turkey controlled part of the black sea, all countries bordering water have their own identification zone, it is also the same with airspace.



If Any Russian jet operates in North America the pilot has a death wish

Lol
Now, you basically don't know what you are saying.

USA have flew so close to Russia far east that Russia have to deployed its jet and same goes for Russia entering into USA air controlled zone.

Russia flew into USA controlled trade zone many times which are coastline of CA, NY.
Only both USA and Russia have been doing is making noises on each other.
The Drone that got struck today was not alone, USA always flew its anti submarine jet over Black Sea, Russia never hit because people are on board and same reason USA never hit any Russia jet flying close to its border.

Highest both always do, it make a warning shot.
The first NATO member to down Russia jet was Turkey, NOT USA OR UK

Kelvin3476:

mumu of nairaland.
shey this news really massaged russian ego and therefore its nt a propaganda

Did someone name Seunny took your former life that you only knew how to abuse people here.
Oh Seunny took your GF , oh I forgot you are still child that manage to hide and use your Dad's phone, to make comment on Nairaland.

Now, go and play with the toy cars, aunt and uncle brought for you.

Kingsnairaland:
they did that few days ago to simulate nuke dropping on Washington DC... Update your news.

Lol😀😀😁😁😁😂😁😁😁😁




This is one funny news..
See they are levels to this world power shit..
No country, has ever flew their planes close to the continental USA borders

Am not talking about USA territory or state outside North America like Hawaii, Alaska or Guam, or the USA virgin island,

The way the USA play in China backyard In the south China Sea or Russian back yard in the black sea, you can't try it in the Atlantic Ocean,

levels bro levels

Russia won't even venture to North America, talk less of conducting a mock bombing run of Dc