Kirby, the strategic communication and coordinating officer of the White House National Security Council, pointed out that the United States is already trying to recover drones.

(AFP)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] An American MQ-9 "Reaper" drone was hit by a Russian Su-27 fighter jet over the Black Sea on the 14th. The MQ-9 finally crashed in the Black Sea.

John Kirby, White House National Security Council Strategic Communication Coordinator, pointed out that the United States is already trying to recover drones, and mentioned that the Russian military often intercepts U.S. aircraft in the Black Sea, but this incident highlights the unsafe and unprofessional actions of the Russian military. .

According to the US "CNN" report, Kirby said that without revealing too many details, all he can say is that the US has taken measures to "protect" specific drones, "This is US property, and we obviously don't want to see it." Anyone but us gets it."

In response to Russia's denial of the impact, Kirby said: "We refuted the Russian claim, and a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, I think anyone should say anything to the Russians about what they've done in and around Ukraine. Take it with a grain of salt.”

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The report pointed out that before the outbreak of the Ukrainian-Russian War, the U.S. military’s MQ-9 had continued to perform missions over the Black Sea. The MQ-9’s flight altitude could reach 15,240 meters, and it could carry out long-term reconnaissance and intelligence collection tasks. ideal platform.

U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Pat Ryder pointed out on the 14th that the United States has continued to carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in the international airspace of the Black Sea for a period of time, even dating back to before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Intercepts are common, but actions like this one are uncommon, unfortunate and unsafe.

Ryder mentioned that before the MQ-9 was hit, the Russian military aircraft flew around the MQ-9 for about 30 to 40 minutes.

Regarding whether the MQ-9 UAV carries weapons, Ryder is unwilling to disclose. He only said that the US Department of Defense is currently decrypting the information obtained by the MQ-9 during its mission, and that Russia has not recovered the downed MQ-9.