Russian warplanes have attacked US drones
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US Air Force Central Command has posted a video of a new incident involving US drones in the skies over Syria being harassed by Russian attack aircraft. As can be seen from the footage, there was another “warm” meeting of Russian pilots with US Air Force drones, accompanied by dangerous manoeuvres. Russian warplanes have aggressively flown in front of US spy drones over Syria, the second day in a row that Russian pilots have harassed MQ-9 Reaper drones carrying out surveillance missions over ISIS militants, according to the US military. In Thursday’s incident, Russian fighter jets fired rockets in front of the drones and “flew dangerously close” to the Reapers, Air Force Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, commander of the 9th Air Force, said in a statement. “Russian SU-34 and SU-35 military aircraft used missiles in the trajectory of an American MQ-9 aircraft on July 6, 2023, over Syria. Russian forces have conducted increasingly unprofessional and unsafe actions while operating in Syria, threatening the safety of both American and Russian forces. This is the second case of dangerous behavior by Russian pilots towards American aircraft in the last 24 hours,” the US Air Force announced.
