An American MQ-9 “Reaper” drone sank in the Black Sea on the 14th after being hit by a Russian Su-27 fighter jet. it was reported earlierRussiaThe intention is to salvage the wreckage of the drone. In this regard, CNN reported that two US officials revealed that before the drone crashed into the ocean, sensitive software was removed remotely to prevent leakage of confidential information.
Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary General of the Russian National Security Council, said on the 15th,RussiaWill try to salvage the American drone that crashed in the Black Sea. “I don’t know whether we will be able to get the wreckage of these drones, but we need it and we will certainly investigate it,” Patrushev told Russian state television Rossiya 1.
A US Navy official said that the US The United States currently has no naval vessels in the Black Sea, allowing the U.S. has made any attempt at recovery extremely difficult and time-consuming.
Another US official revealed that the MQ-9 drone and Russian aircraft were insideCrimeaThe collision was about 72 km south-west. The MQ-9 drone after being hit slid for a certain distance and the crash site was about 112 km south-west of Crimea.
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