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The Pentagon has released a video that reportedly shows yesterday's incident with the MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. Recall that, according to the American side, he was flying in international airspace and was "unprofessionally intercepted by Russian Su-27 fighters":
The Russian Defense Ministry emphasized that the drone was flying with the transponders turned off, entering a zone where flights are restricted due to a special military operation. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation added that no weapons were used on the Su-27 drone and did not enter into direct contact.
More than two days after the incident, the Pentagon decided to publish a video.
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First, it shows how a Russian fighter jet flies up to the drone, a long (fuel) plume is visible. Then the camera takes a second similar approach. And the picture breaks off.
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The footage demonstrates that Russian fighters did not use any weapons against the MQ-9. At the same time, the same footage does not prove in any way that one of the "Dryers" touched an American reconnaissance and strike drone.
It can be assumed that this is the angle ( video on the channel "Military Review" ) it was chosen by the Pentagon due to the fact that from a different angle it would be possible to "light up" the drone's weapons (if they were under one of the wings).
