US military drone 'brought down' after collision with after Russian fighter jet

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A US military drone was 'brought down' in international waters after it was struck by a Russian fighter jet. The US European Command said the MQ-9 drone was flying over the Black Sea and came down in international waters following an 'unsafe intercept' by the SU-27 aircraft.

It has resulted in the 'complete loss' of the drone. The US military in a statement that it was caused by the Russian jet striking the drone's propeller - after having already dumped fuel and flown in front of the MQ-9 in “a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner” prior to the collision. READ MORE: Dad couldn't handle youths playing a prank on him - his rage ended in near-tragedy US forces then had to bring the MQ-9 down in the water.

The US European Command statement added: "This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional." The incident comes amid soaring Russian-US tensions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

U.S. Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker, commander, U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa said: "Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the MQ-9. "In fact, this unsafe and unprofessional act by the Russians nearly caused both aircraft to crash. “U.S.