A Russian Su-27 fighter jet collided with a US Air Force Reaper drone over the Black Sea, knocking the American aircraft out of the sky near Zmiinyi Island.
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A Russian Su-27 fighter jet collided with a US Air Force Reaper drone flying over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023
This is not the first such incident involving Russian military aircraft. A Russian fighter jet forced down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.
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