Russian jets 'harass' US drones for 2nd straight day, Pentagon says
The alleged Russian harassment came despite U.S. warnings.
ByLuis Martinez
July 6, 2023, 5:11 PM
For a second straight day on Thursday, Russian fighter jets harassed American military drones flying over eastern Syria by dropping parachute-borne flares in their flight path, the Pentagon said.
Once again, the U.S. military labeled the provocative act as "unsafe and unprofessional" and called on Russia to cease its risky behavior.
As with Wednesday's incident, the Pentagon released a declassified video of the new encounter captured by a camera aboard an MQ-9 Reaper drone involved in the incident.
The video shows a Russian Su-35 fighter jets positioning itself in front of an MQ-9 Reaper before dropping parachute-borne flares into its flight path, officials said.
As in Wednesday's incident, the American drone had to take evasive maneuvers to avoid the drones, officials said.
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