![]() I don’t know if it’s connected to Ukraine or not. “We’ve got analysts trying to figure that out. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he’s uncertain what triggered the increase. and Western allies are actively supporting Kyiv’s fight against Moscow.Īrmy Gen. leaders have noted the uptick and so far have discounted any connection to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, where the U.S. The Sunday incident is the latest in a series of encounters between Russian fighter jets and U.S. Grynkewich said one of the crew members operating the drone remotely kept it in the air and flew it back to its home base. “We call upon the Russian forces in Syria to put an immediate end to this reckless, unprovoked, and unprofessional behavior.” Air Forces Central, said in a statement describing the latest close call. MQ-9, severely damaging its propeller,” Lt. “One of the Russian flares struck the U.S. surveillance aircraft carrying a crew in the region, jeopardizing the lives of the four Americans on board. ![]() military said Tuesday, the latest in a string of aggressive intercepts by Russia in the region.Ī senior Air Force commander said the move on Sunday was an attempt by the Russians to knock the MQ-9 Reaper drone out of the sky and came just a week after a Russian fighter jet flew dangerously close to a U.S. drone over Syria and fired flares at it, striking the American aircraft and damaging it, the U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) - A Russian fighter jet flew within a few meters of a U.S. ![]()
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