{"id":565067,"date":"2023-03-17T19:08:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T16:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/russian-defence-minister-decorates-pilots-for-downing-u-s-drone\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T19:08:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T16:08:06","slug":"russian-defence-minister-decorates-pilots-for-downing-u-s-drone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russian-defence-minister-decorates-pilots-for-downing-u-s-drone\/","title":{"rendered":"#Russian defence minister decorates pilots for downing U.S. drone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d1f832a3e2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d1f832a3e2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russian-defence-minister-decorates-pilots-for-downing-u-s-drone\/#Russian_defence_minister_decorates_pilots_for_downing_US_drone\" >Russian defence minister decorates pilots for downing U.S. drone<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Russian_defence_minister_decorates_pilots_for_downing_US_drone\"><\/span>Russian defence minister decorates pilots for downing U.S. drone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>LONDON (Reuters) &#8211; Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has presented awards to the pilots of two Su-27 fighter planes that intercepted a U.S. drone near the airspace around Russia&#8217;s military campaign in Ukraine, his ministry said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being intercepted by Russian jets, in the first known direct military encounter between Russia and the United States since Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the awards, the ministry repeated Russia&#8217;s version of events &#8211; disputed by Washington &#8211; that the Russian planes did not make physical contact with the drone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a result of sharp manoeuvring around 9:30 a.m. (Moscow time), the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle went into uncontrolled flight with a loss of altitude and collided with the water surface,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>It said the drone had been flying with its transponders turned off and violating airspace restrictions that Russia had made public in connection with what it calls its special military operation in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military had said the Russian fighter planes <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roached its MQ-9 Reaper drone during a reconnaissance mission over the Black Sea in international airspace. It said the fighters harassed the drone and sprayed fuel on it in an encounter lasting 30-40 minutes before one clipped the drone&#8217;s propeller, causing it to crash into the sea.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon on Thursday released a 40-second edited video showing a Russian fighter jet coming close to a U.S. military drone in the air, dumping fuel near it, and a damaged propeller in the aftermath. The top U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> said the incident demonstrated Moscow\u2019s increasingly aggressive behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Reuters; writing by Mark Trevelyan; Editing by Kevin Liffey)<\/p>\n<p><span>Originally published <\/span><time class=\"caas-attr-meta-time\" datetime=\"2023-03-17T16:08:06.000Z\">March 17, 2023, 5:08 PM<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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