Kremlj: 'Dronovi iznad Crnog mora pokazuju da je Amerika uključena u sukob s Rusijom'

'Sasvim je očito što ti dronovi rade', kazao je

Handout - The US military's European Command has released footage of the Tuesday encounter between a US surveillance drone and a Russian fighter jet as it played out over the Black Sea. The newly declassified video depicts critical moments in the mid-air encounter, which the Pentagon said lasted 30-40 minutes. The video shows the camera of the MQ-9 Reaper drone pointed backward toward its tail and the drone’s propeller, which is mounted on the rear, spinning. Then, a Russian Sukhoi SU-27 fighter jet is shown approaching. As it draws closer, the Russian fighter dumps fuel as it intercepts the US drone. In another portion of the footage, the Russian jet makes another pass. As it approaches, it again dumps fuel. The video from the drone is then disrupted as the Russian fighter jet collides with the MQ-9 Reaper, damaging the propeller and ultimately forcing the US to bring down the drone in the Black Sea. Russia has denied that a collision occurred. When the camera comes back online in the footage, the view is again pointed backward, and the propeller is shown damaged from the collision. Video grab U.S. European Command via ABACAPRESS.COM,Image: 763179696, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: ***
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Letovi američkih bespilotnih letjelica iznad Crnog mora znak su izravne umiješanosti Sjedinjenih Država u sukob s Rusijom, rekao je u nedjelju glasnogovornik Kremlja Dmitrij Peskov Prošlog tjedna američka bespilotna letjelica srušila se u more nakon što su je presreli ruski borbeni zrakoplovi Su-27, što je prvi poznati susret američkih i ruskih snaga otkako je Rusija pokrenula invaziju na Ukrajinu prošle godine.

“Sasvim je očito što ti dronovi rade, a njihova misija uopće nije miroljubiva misija osiguranja sigurnosti plovidbe u međunarodnim vodama”, kazao je Peskov u televizijskom intervjuu, prenosi Interfax. “Zapravo je riječ o izravnoj uključenosti operatera tih dronova u sukob i to protiv nas”, dodao je.

Piloti nagrađeni za rušenje drona

Washington kaže da su ruski zrakoplovi odgovorni za incident te da su prskali gorivom dron prije nego što mu je jedan od zrakoplova zasjekao propeler i prouzročio pad dok je dron bio u izviđačkoj misiji u međunarodnom zračnom prostoru. Moskva kaže da je dron prekršio ograničenja u zračnom prostoru te da je izgubio kontrolu nakon oštrog manevriranja.

Ruski ministar obrane dodijelio je nagrade pilotima koji su sudjelovali u rušenju drona, što je i odgovor na optužbe SAD-a da incident ukazuje na nesmotrenost i moguću nekompetentnost nekih pilota.