"In contact did not come into contact, weapons were not used": the Russian Federation explained the UAV ACLA MQ-9 Reaper accident

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, after a sharp maneuver, the American MQ-9 drone went into an unmanaged flight, lost its height and fell into the water. On Tuesday, March 14, the Russian Defense Ministry commented on the fall of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, while the Fighters of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation did not use onboard weapons and did not come into contact with UAV.

This was reported in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. On March 14, the presence of American UAV MQ-9 Reaper was recorded above the Black Sea in the Crimean area, the message said. Fighters were raised into the air, as a result of a sharp maneuver, the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle went into an unmanaged flight, lost height and fell into the water.

"The flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle was carried out with transponders switched off with violations of the temporary mode of use of airspace established for a special military operation," the message reads. The US State Department has informed allies that the efforts of the Russian Federation over the Black Sea were shot down by the US MQ-9 Reaper drone.

On Tuesday, March 14, the White House Preskretar said that the United States could not speak, but the Russians intended to do with the help of maneuvers that led to the fall of UAVs, but noted that motivation was not so important here. The United States is working with allies. "This is the result of the actions of the Russians. We can characterize them, but we cannot reveal their motives," the State Department said.