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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Shweta Sharma

Russian defence minister says Washington’s ‘increased’ spying led to drone incident

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service

The US military’s heightened intelligence activities against Russia’s interest and non-compliance with its declared flight restriction zones led to the crash of a US drone in the Black Sea, the Russian defence minister said.

Kremlim’s top diplomat Sergei Shoigu and the US defence secretary Lloyd Austin held a rare telephone conversation on Wednesday, a day after the US MQ-9 Reaper drone surveillance went down.

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