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Russian pilots who destroyed US drone are honored by Defense Minister
The Russian pilots of two Su-27 fighter planes that destroyed an American drone have been honored by Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The $32 million MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being intercepted by the two Russian fighter jets, in what U.S. officials have said was a deliberate act, possibly in an attempt to seize its data. Pictured: An image from the drone shows the Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on the MQ-9 Reaper.
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Russian pilots who destroyed US drone are honored by Defense Minister
The Russian pilots of two Su-27 fighter planes that destroyed an American drone have been honored by Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The $32 million MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being intercepted by the two Russian fighter jets, in what U.S. officials have said was a deliberate act, possibly in an attempt to seize its data. Pictured: An image from the drone shows the Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on the MQ-9 Reaper.
©US European Command/ZUMA Press Wire Service/Shutterstock
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