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Mar 14 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#BREAKING Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea: US military Image
#BREAKING US summons Russian ambassador over drone crash, State Department spokesperson says Image
#UPDATE A Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on an American drone over the Black Sea and then collided with it, causing the drone to crash, the US military said u.afp.com/i7Zt
MQ-9 Reaper drone.

#AFPGraphics diagram of the MQ-9 Reaper drone, used for intelligence, surveillance and attack missions.
A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday dumped fuel on an American drone over the Black Sea and then collided with it, causing the drone to crash, US military says Image

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