Russia Us Drone Incident

Russia's defense ministry said it had decorated pilots involved in an incident this week that led to an American drone crashing over the Black Sea.

Russia's defence ministry said Friday it had decorated pilots involved in an incident this week that led to an American drone to crash over the Black Sea.

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. military "Reaper" surveillance drone on Tuesday, causing it to crash into the Black Sea in an incident condemned as "reckless' by the U.S. military.

The Russian defence minister told the Pentagon chief on Wednesday that Washington's "increased" intelligence gathering against Russia had led to a drone incident, Moscow said.

The downing of a U.S. drone by a Russian jet is part of a pattern of military behavior by Russia that is becoming more aggressive, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday.

Russia's ambassador to the United States on Wednesday called on Washington to stop "hostile" flights near his country's border, after an American drone was intercepted by Russian fighters over the Black Sea.

Russia views the incident involving one of its Su-27 fighter jet and a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea as provocation, its ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, said in remarks published early on Wednesday.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called the incident that led to the crash of a U.S. Reaper surveillance drone "another reckless act" by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his military.

Russia's defense ministry said it had decorated pilots involved in an incident this week that led to an American drone crashing over the Black Sea.

Russia's defence ministry said Friday it had decorated pilots involved in an incident this week that led to an American drone to crash over the Black Sea.

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. military "Reaper" surveillance drone on Tuesday, causing it to crash into the Black Sea in an incident condemned as "reckless' by the U.S. military.

The Russian defence minister told the Pentagon chief on Wednesday that Washington's "increased" intelligence gathering against Russia had led to a drone incident, Moscow said.

The downing of a U.S. drone by a Russian jet is part of a pattern of military behavior by Russia that is becoming more aggressive, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday.

Russia's ambassador to the United States on Wednesday called on Washington to stop "hostile" flights near his country's border, after an American drone was intercepted by Russian fighters over the Black Sea.

Russia views the incident involving one of its Su-27 fighter jet and a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea as provocation, its ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, said in remarks published early on Wednesday.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called the incident that led to the crash of a U.S. Reaper surveillance drone "another reckless act" by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his military.