Russian invaders shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. There are many unexpected details in this incident.

Andrey Kramarov, a military expert, told Channel 24 about this. According to him, the mission of the American MQ-9 Reaper was quite typical for this region. They regularly carry out monitoring and reconnaissance flights, about which all countries with access to the Black Sea are informed.

As part of the monitoring, for many years they have been making these reconnaissance and monitoring flights along the agreed route. This is reported to all countries with access to the Black Sea. Such flights are made every day. And the drone itself did not carry a single weapon, although it has the ability,” Kramarov noted.

The drone itself flew at low speed and did not make any maneuvers. Everything happened according to the programmed coordinates.

Why did Russia shoot down an American drone

As noted by a military expert, a drone is one of the easiest training targets for damage. If you use an air-to-air missile, it is very likely that it will hit the target. Or the same Russian Su-27s could use an aircraft gun.

But the occupiers did not use anything like that. They did not try to destroy it, but simply put it on the water. To do this, the planes flew nearby, and then poured fuel onto the drone.

They failed to land the drone in this way. Therefore, the invaders damaged the MQ-9 Reaper with fuselage elements. Such unexpected actions lead to one conclusion.

Russia's actions indicate that the drone was not a threat. For some reason they wanted to land him. Possibly for kidnapping purposes. For example, the Iranian UAV program began with the fact that they received a captured MQ-1 Predator. Russians and partners have difficulties with modern weapons. Therefore, it is likely that this is a landing for the purpose of technocanibalism, Kramarov believes.

Russia shot down an American drone: briefly

• On the evening of March 14, Russian invaders shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. According to preliminary data, the Russian Su-27 fighter “cut” the device.
• The White House considers the beating of this drone dangerous and unprofessional. US President Joe Biden has been briefed on the incident.
• Russia has already said that they want to get the wreckage of this drone from the sea. He allegedly fell near the southwestern coast of the temporarily occupied Crimea.