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NATO, Russia in high risk aerial cat-and-mouse game

PARIS - The loss of a US drone in the Black Sea after an alleged collision with a Russian war plane has exposed the high-risk cat-and-mouse game in European skies between NATO and Russian aircraft.

Bangkok Post

Downing of US drone in Russian jet encounter prompts counter claims of violations in the sky – an international law expert explores the arguments

The details are disputed, but either way the result was the same: On March 14, 2023, a U.S. drone crashed into the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian aircraft.

The Conversation

Moscow reveals details of high-level calls after US drone went down in encounter with Russian jets

The incident between a US surveillance drone and Russian jets prompted rare telephone conversations between the two countries' defence ministers and military chiefs, a statement from the Kremlin reveals.

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'Downing of US drone by Russian jets was clearly deliberate and a big escalation'

Two Russian Su-27 Flanker jets downed an unmanned US Reaper drone operating over the Black Sea - officials from both countries have conflicting accounts of the collision

Daily Mirror

Russia downplays jet's encounter with US drone

A day after the U_S_ said a Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U_S_ surveillance drone over the Black Sea, the Kremlin says relations between the U_S_ and Russia are in a “deplorable state."

The Independent UK

Russia warns US away from air space after drone crash

Moscow has told Washington to keep well away from its air space after a US drone intercepted by Russian jets crashed into the Black Sea.

The New Daily

Russia decries ‘hostile’ flights after US drone crash

Moscow warned against “hostile” US flights on Wednesday, as tensions simmered a day after a Russian fighter jet was accused of colliding with an American drone over the Black Sea.

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Drone Crash Shows Putin Ready to Expand Conflict Zone, Says Ukrainian Official

An incident involving a US spy drone and a Russian fighter jet is a signal that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to expand the Ukraine-Russia conflict zone, a senior Ukrainian security official said on Wednesday. The US military said on Tuesday a Russian fighter plane had clipped the propeller…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin: Relations with US in Dire State amid Drone Incident

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that its relations with the United States were in a "lamentable state" and at their lowest level, after Washington accused Russia of downing one of its reconnaissance drones over the Black Sea. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there had been no high-level contact with Washington…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia says it will try to retrieve US drone wreckage from Black Sea

Moscow will try to retrieve the remains of a US military surveillance drone brought down in the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian fighter planes, said a senior Russian security official on Wednesday. The US military said a Russian fighter jet clipped the drone's propeller. Russia denies responsibility for…

France 24

Russia says Black Sea incident involving fighter jet and US drone a ‘provocation’

‘The Black Sea belongs to no one nation’

The Independent UK

US accuses Russia of downing drone over Black Sea: What we know

US and Russia give conflicting accounts of events that led a multimillion-dollar drone to crash into the Black Sea.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war: What's known — and not — about US drone and Russia jet crash

LONDON: According to the US military, a Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on an American MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over the Black Sea on Tuesday, causing it to crash after colliding with the aircraft.

The Times of India

What we know about Russia downing US drone over the Black Sea

Claims of a collision between a Russian fighter jet and a US surveillance drone over the Black Sea have triggered diplomatic protests in the US. Here's what we know about the incident.

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The Guardian - US

Russian downing of US drone marks escalation of confrontation near war zone

Russia’s and China’s ‘coercive signalling’ to US aircraft in international airspace is nothing new, but downing a craft is a worrying development

Reuters

Moscow sees drone incident as provocation -Russia's ambassador to U.S

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.

The Independent UK

What's known — and not — about US-Russia military air crash

When a Russian fighter jet collided with a large U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, it was a rare but serious clash that triggered a U.S. diplomatic protest and raised concerns about the possibility Russia could recover sensitive technology

Tribune News Service

Russian fighter jet collides with US drone over Black Sea

WASHINGTON — A Russian fighter jet collided with a U.S. surveillance drone in international airspace above the Black Sea, causing the American aircraft to crash, the Pentagon said, an incident that ratcheted up tensions already running high over the invasion of Ukraine.

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The New Daily

‘Reckless intercept’: Russian fighter jet strikes US spy drone

A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a US military spy drone, causing the unmanned aerial vehicle to crash into the Black Sea

Al Jazeera

US decries Russian collision with American drone over Black Sea

Washington says ‘reckless’ Russian jet manoeuvres forced it to bring down drone, but Moscow denies collision occurred.

Axios

Russian jet collides with U.S. drone over Black Sea

The incident is part of a "pattern of dangerous actions by Russian pilots while interacting with U.S. and Allied aircraft over international airspace," U.S. European Command said.

Reuters

Russia denies it downed US military drone

Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that its fighter jets did not come into contact with a U.S. drone that crashed into the Black Sea earlier, claiming instead that the drone crashed due to "sharp maneuvering".

Bangkok Post

Russian jet causes US drone to crash over Black Sea: US military

PARIS - A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday dumped fuel on an American drone over the Black Sea then collided with it, causing the drone to crash, the US military said.

Reuters

US says it summoned Russian ambassador over downing of drone over Black Sea

The United States summoned Russia's ambassador to Washington on Tuesday after a Russian fighter jet downed a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.

Tribune News Service

Russian fighter aircraft collides with US drone above Black Sea

A Russian fighter jet collided with a U.S. surveillance drone in international airspace above the Black Sea, forcing the American aircraft to crash, the U.S. said.

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