Even as U.S. military officials tried to keep the focus on Ukraine and its fight against Russian invaders, high-stakes questions about the drone crash remain unanswered, including whether Moscow could potentially get its hands on sensitive data if it finds the wreckage before America or its allies do.
Ukraine’s Interfax news service reported Thursday that General Mykola Oleschuk, the country’s top air force commander, is asking NATO countries to establish an “aircraft coalition” that would supply Ukraine with modern aircraft. “The United States’ focus in the region … is solely on providing Ukraine with the support it needs to defend itself,” Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. “The United States does not seek conflict with Russia. We do not seek escalation with Russia.”
In the aftermath of the Tuesday collision between the MQ-9 and a Russian Su-27 fighter jet, the Kremlin rejected any blame. Russian officials said its planes did not fire on or strike the American craft. They said the U.S. drone got into an “uncontrolled flight” and crashed into the sea.The Pentagon’s European Command on Thursday released a dramatic 42-second video that seems to at least partially confirm the U.S. version of events. U.S.
“As far as global security is concerned, any incident that triggers a clash between two of the great, major nuclear powers carries very serious risks. They surely realize this,” he said. “This is the prerogative of the military,” he said. “If they deem it necessary to do [retrieve the drone] in the Black Sea for our interests and for our security, they will deal with that.”
Heard naked pictures of the big guy on software.
Bomb the Russian recovery ships
‘Seems’?
So embarrassing. I wish they would stop showing it