Wait, isn’t the “war” between Ukraine and Russia? I wasn’t aware that the US was involved in battle in Eastern Europe. And how could Russia know the drone was American as they fight the Ukrainians? Just scratching my head here.
Reaper drone takedown augurs ill for Crimea offensive
The Russians say that the drone was in a prohibited area and that the Russians had notified everyone, including the United States, that the area was off-limits. As it turns out, the drone’s location was about 60 kilometers (37 miles) southwest of the Crimean port of Sevastopol, according to Russian reports.
The US says the Reaper drone was not armed. The drone has eight hardpoints and can carry a wide range of weapons. It also has an elaborate sensor suite.
The Russian ambassador, summoned to a meeting at the US State Department, said that the Reaper drone was moving provocatively toward Crimea. He also says that the drone’s transponder was turned off, rendering it difficult to track with radar.
Crimea is ultra-sensitive for the Russians, for strategic reasons because of Sevastopol port and because Moscow considers Crimea to have been part of Russia since the time of Catherine the Great (1762-1798).
The Russians know that Ukraine is planning a Spring offensive, for which it is reportedly marshaling some 40,000 troops. The target is almost certainly Crimea. The cat was let out of the bag by US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland, who made clear the US supports strikes on Crimea – a declaration that was celebrated by Ukrainian newspapers.
The US is likely behind the planning and organization of the anticipated Ukrainian offensive. Its purposes are to quickly overrun Crimea and to take pressure off the Ukrainian army in the Donbas area, which is now losing ground steadily to the Russian army, local forces and Wagner Group paramilitary forces.
https://asiatimes.com/2023/03/reaper-drone-takedown-augurs-ill-for-crimea-offensive/
ussian plane that took out US drone was ‘out of control’ and flying like it’s ‘amateur hour,’ US official tells PBS
The U.S. pushing for WW3 using ANYTHING they can find | Redacted with Clayton Morris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68tBEE_bUYA&ab_channel=Redacted
Doesn’t anyone get it? The Russian jets essentially urinated on our drone. I imagine the Russian pilots got a bunch of yuks out of it. It’s not an escalation on the part of Russia any more than both the US and Russia buzzing each others’ war ships and skirting close to territorial waters were. We sent our Reaper toward Russian territory and they peed on it. No deaths involved. And a Reaper is small potatoes in monetary value compared to our taking out Nord Stream 1 and 2. Big nothingburger, really. Unless you’re Linda Graham.
Like nobody expected that to happen huh Moe.
US says drone recovery difficult as Russian ships at crash site
03/16/2023 4:33:39 AM PDT · by tlozo · 63 replies
Aljazeera ^ | 16 Mar 2023 | Unnamed
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4138527/posts
US video shows moment Russian fighter jet collides with US drone
03/16/2023 4:17:48 AM PDT · by tkocur · 110 replies
Foxnews ^ | 16 March 2023 | Timothy H.J. Nerozzi , Paul Conner
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4138526/posts
Russian fighter jet forces down US drone after collision over black sea
03/16/2023 3:48:08 AM PDT · by Syncro · 34 replies
nypost ^ | March 14, 2023 | By Samuel Chamberlain, Ben Kesslen, Caitlin Dornbos
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4138524/posts
Video of Russian SU-27 fighter jet colliding with MQ-9 drone
03/16/2023 3:36:58 AM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 28 replies
Rumble ^
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4138522/posts
Russian leadership approved aggressive actions of jets that damaged U.S. drone, U.S. officials say
03/15/2023 6:48:28 PM PDT · by McGruff · 62 replies
NBC News ^ | March 15, 2023 | Courtney Kube and Carol E. Lee
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4138476/posts