Russia Presents Awards to Pilots Involved in US Drone Incident After America Calls Them “Unprofessional”


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New York Post:

The Kremlin trolled the US Friday by handing out state awards to the Russian fighter pilots who brought down an American surveillance drone over the Black Seat this week.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu presented awards to the pilots of two Su-27 warplanes that intercepted the unmanned MQ-9 Reaper drone, clipped its propeller, and dumped fuel on it before it went down Tuesday, according to the US narrative.

The incident marked the first known direct military encounter between Russia and the US since the start of the Ukraine war.

Announcing the honors, Shoigu’s ministry repeated Russia’s official version of events – strongly disputed by Washington — that the planes did not make any physical contact with the drone.

As a result of sharp maneuvering… the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle went into uncontrolled flight with a loss of altitude and collided with the water surface,” a press release shared on the ministry’s Telegram channel stated.

The Russian fighters did not use airborne weapons, did not come into contact with the unmanned aerial vehicle, and returned safely to their base airfield,” the statement continued.

The meaning of this incident is still not clear. It seems to have been on purpose, and whether it was intended to be a provocation against Russia or whether it was intended to create outrage at home is something we will have to monitor.

It does seem that many believe that the US flying drones along Russia’s border, within the zone of the conflict, is an action that is much too extreme. Furthermore, there is no specific benefit to doing this, other than to provoke or cause other feelings. All of this stuff can be observed from satellites.

The other potential purpose would be to test the Russian response, though that was predictable.

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