Sudden! The American "Reaper" drone was hit by a Russian fighter jet again | Russia | Drone
According to the Associated Press, the White House reported that a Russian fighter jet launched a heat bomb in Syrian airspace on July 26th and hit another American drone.
According to the report, this is the sixth similar incident that occurred this month and the second in the past 24 hours. The United States accuses Russian fighter jets of "dangerously" approaching American planes and drones, putting American crew and aircraft in danger.
According to reports, two US officials who refused to disclose their names confirmed that the operation of Russian fighter jets resulted in damage to an MQ-9 Reaper drone.
White House spokesperson Karina Jean Pierre said the White House has seen reports of Russian fighter jets approaching American drones in a "dangerous way" in Syria. She did not disclose any further details, but stated that the Russian side's practice of launching thermal decoys from US drones on a "routine mission" violated "international rules".
According to reports, in the past two days, Russian fighter jets have continuously fired heat decoys that hit the US MQ-9 Reaper drone. On July 25th, a heat bomb damaged the propeller of an MQ-9 Reaper drone. On the 26th, a thermal bomb launched by a Russian fighter jet hit another drone.
According to reports, a senior Russian military officer has accused the United States of the latest situation. Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, Deputy Director of the Russian Mediation Center for Conflict Parties in Syria, stated that in the early hours of the 26th, a US drone approached two Russian fighter jets in a dangerous manner. The onboard systems of the Russian Su-34 and Su-35 fighter jets detected the situation and automatically launched a heat bomb.