A Russian plane collided with an American drone during maneuvers in the Black Sea

AND SU-27 fighter of the Russian Air Force he affected this tuesday with Unmanned aerial vehicle of the United States over international waters Black Seaaccording to the US armed forces, which condemned the “unsafe and unprofessional” maneuver of two Russian aircraft.

US Forces Europe Command confirmed the incident in a statement early this morning. One of the Russian fighters hit one of the drone’s propellersprompting US authorities to shoot him down at sea.

“Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and struck by a Russian aircraft, resulting in the crash and total loss of the MQ-9,” said Commander James B. Hecker, who warned that an “almost” total shock occurs.

Hecker called on Russian forces to behave in a “professional and safe” manner in the area, to the extent that the United States and its allies “will continue to operate in international airspace.” In this sense, Washington condemned “a pattern of dangerous actions” by Russian pilotsat a particularly delicate moment due to the escalation of tensions over Ukraine.

In fact, US forces fear a “miscalculation” and “unintended escalation” of such tensions.