
US authorities have released the last video of the unmanned drone moments before it crashed over the Black Sea.
The video shows the moment when the American MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone flies in an international zone as the Su-27 fighter jet of the Russian Air Force approaches.
The plane approached the drone twice in an attempt to spray it with fuel, but crashed causing the drone's propeller to break.
US authorities said the drone crashed in the waters of the Black Sea, while Russia said it was trying to recover it.
BREAKING: US military releases dramatic declassified video taken by MQ-9 Reaper drone that shows the moment that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet collided with it after attempting to spray the drone with jet fuel. https://t.co/XGoVQN7ppJ pic.twitter.com/X9vH6qtFGf
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