He also noted that the incident with the UAV is a confirmation of the US participation in military operations in Ukraine.
The head of the SVR Naryshkin announced the availability of technical capabilities to find and study the wreckage of the droneMoscow.
March 15th. INTERFAX - Russia will attempt to find the wreckage of the American MQ-9 drone in the Black Sea, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.
"I do not know if we will be able to get it or not, but it is necessary to do it, and we will definitely do it. I hope, of course, for success," Patrushev said in an interview with the author of the program "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" to Pavel Zarubin ("Russia-1", VGTRK)
"Regarding the American drone, the Americans say all the time that they are not involved in military operations - this is another confirmation that they are directly involved in these events, in the war," Patrushev said.
He noted that the Russian Federation will continue to "defend its sovereignty" against the background of these events.
In turn, the head of the SVR, Sergei Naryshkin, answering the question whether Russia has the opportunity to find these fragments and study them, noted: "It seems to me that there are such technical possibilities."
He also noted that the United States is "very actively" conducting reconnaissance in this region, "using all means, both space and visual intelligence, and radio intelligence."
Answering the question about how Russia is countering this, the head of the SVR stressed: "We know and understand in some detail what the goals of the Americans are in connection with intelligence activities, the use of technical means, and we try to identify those objects that are of the greatest interest to them, objects and territories."
Earlier on Wednesday, the representative of the US National Security Council, John Kirby, said that the wreckage of the MQ-9 Reaper drone that fell into the Black Sea the day before may never be able to be brought to the surface.
"I'm not sure we can get it. He fell into the Black Sea in a very, very deep place. We are still evaluating whether it is possible to make attempts to get it. Perhaps it's not worth trying, " Kirby's words are reported by CNN.
At the same time, he said that the United States has already minimized the risks of valuable information falling into the wrong hands if any other country manages to get a drone out of the sea.
Kirby also said that the US authorities reminded the Russian Ambassador in Washington of the need to be more careful when flying in international airspace next to American aircraft that legally take off.
On Tuesday, the European Command of the US Armed Forces reported that according to its data, the American MQ-9 Reaper drone fell into the Black Sea after it was hit by a Russian Su-27 fighter.
The Russian military, in turn, said that the Russian fighter jets did not use weapons against the American drone over the Black Sea, it fell as a result of sharp maneuvering.
"As a result of sharp maneuvering around 9.30 Moscow time, the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle went into an uncontrolled flight with a loss of altitude and collided with the water surface," the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"The Russian fighters did not use airborne weapons, did not come into contact with the unmanned aerial vehicle and returned safely to the home airfield," the statement said.
