A MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
For the third time in less than a week, an MQ-9 Reaper combat drone of the United States-led coalition flew dangerously close to a fighter jet of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria’s airspace, according to the deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria.
In a briefing, Major General Yury Popov said that the dangerous encounter took place over the central governorate of Homs.
“From 11:35 a.m. to 11:46 a.m. local time on June 28, a coalition’s MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance combat unmanned aerial vehicle dangerously approached a Russian Su-35 plane making a planned flight over Syria at an altitude of from 7,000 to 8,000 meters,” the military official said, adding that the Russian pilot demonstrated high professionalism and took timely measures to prevent a collision.
Video footage of the encounter surfaced online on the same day. In the footage, the U.S.-led coalition drones appear to be armed and equipped with intelligence gathering systems.
Similar aerial encounters were reported by the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria first on June 24 and later on June 27.
The U.S.-led coalition expanded its aerial operations over Syria last year, which led to unprecedented tensions with the Russian side.
The coalition’s operations in Syria, which are allegedly directed against ISIS, are not authorized by the country’s government who consider the coalition to be an occupation force. On the other hand, the Russian military operates against ISIS and other terrorist groups in Syria under an agreement with the government.
U.S. attempts to expand its aerial operations over Syria will not likely lead to a confrontation with the Russian military. However, this dangerous behavior could eventually cause a serious incident in the country’s airspace.
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blow it out of the sky
only houthis can do that. russia is a “superpower”, you know. russians “don’t have” these resources, capacities, leadership as houthis :d. and if some russian pilot disobey putin and make it on his own, putin and his corrupted generals would kill him as putin killed prigozhin. i’m pity russians and especially these few intelligent people among them, who are not brainless vodka drinkers and didn’t elected putin.
the russian mod is slowly, but finally waking up out of its stupor. the americans are running on paint fumes and bluffing their way through life. i bet many in the empire itself are surprised at the inaction of the russians. here’s to hoping russia finally goes full bear on the british and americans. it doesnt take much to play the bullshit game of the west. just make the houthis pull the final trigger like they got ukrainians to pull the trigger on nordstream 2
it was the us and the friggin norwegians that did ns2. anything else is a distraction for the gullible!
as i told before. hey putin-loser, order your army: 1. dump fuel on them 2. hammer them midair with 70million usd worth su 35, possibly killing russian pilot 3. wave welcoming american flag. anything more could harm your relations withy your lovely “western partners”.
it’s actually “western colleagues”
each drone means an attack.
message to the russian air force… destroy the facilities that operate these drones and the relays that are connected to them for guidance -wherever they may be located. problem solved.
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down them quickly in an area where the retards can’tget to them!
rusi už dávno mali okupantov zo sýrie vyhnať. neviem za čím čakajú. inak kým bude darebácky štát usa v sýrii pokoj nebude!!! rusi by mali vyzbrojiť sýrsku armádu a tak isto husiou. a ak treba tak dodať i vojenských špecialistov. svetu mier!!!
sovereign airspace of syria. us has no un mandate or any other, so shoot the barstools out of the sky.
feminized amerikunt seeking male attention
how the uav with cruise speed 400-500 km/h is able to approach the jet which cruise speed is twice higher? the only possible scenario is to fly near landing strip when a jet has low speed. pentagon have lost it’s rq-4 in the mediterranean after the hit, but said it was lost in the pacific near california. it’s not the problem to shot down more, if they are trying to damage planes, but i have doubts on that matter. may be it’s preparation procedure to start cleaning them out of the sky.
stop bullshitting around. down them all. and if the us or nato question you, just play a dumbass that knows nothing about what theyr talking about, like they did with northstream2.
russian war plane has to clear its way. it carries weapons on board.
russia is scared of usa…hahahah…
they just provoke, provoke back with extreme prejudice
stop winging and shoot the fkrs down
these russian jets are ten times faster than these drones. obviously the jets enjoy all maneuver advantages. ergo the jets are harassing the drones, not the other way around.
stop being pussies and shoot them down.
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in germany legalization approved long time ago marriage with arabs and german girls under 16 years old are legal in germany germany is heaven of arabs people