The United States believes that Russia recovered some wreckage from the American drone that crashed in the Black Sea after colliding with a Russian Su-27 fighter on the morning of March 14. US sources reveal it to CNN, explaining that it is pieces of fiberglass and other small parts of the MQ-9 Reaper. Meanwhile, the United States has released a map (LOOK) that reconstructs, with a margin, the stages of history.
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The drone was intercepted between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. in an area about 40 to 50 miles off the coast of Crimea. The maneuvers of the two Su-27 probably lasted about 40 minutes. The collision between one of the fighters and the drone took place between 7 a.m. and 7.20 a.m. about 50-60 nautical miles from the coast. The drone crashed into the sea between 7.20 a.m. and 7.30 a.m. with a damaged propeller about 75 to 85 nautical miles from Crimea and Romania. It’s not clear if the drone crashed due to the damage it received or a decision made by whoever remotely piloted the plane. In any case, the USA would have succeeded in neutralizing the software on the device.
RUSSIA BRINGING FRAGMENTS – It has been known since Wednesday that Russian naval vessels have reached the plane crash site. However, the Biden administration has downplayed the impact that the Russians’ discovery of the drone’s wreckage could have. “We have made it impossible for them to extract valuable intelligence from the debris they can find at sea,” said John Kirby, White House spokesman for the National Security Council.
The US has released a video documenting a period of close encounters between the drone and the Russian fighters. “Our version of what happened is clearly demonstrated, I think anyone who has seen the video can see it,” Kirby said. The images show how Russia is “completely lying” about what happened.
The decision to release video of the incident was also made to “make it clear to the rest of the world how the Russians lie,” Kirby said. In fact, the Americans denounced that the Russian fighter first emptied its tanks on the MQ-9 and then hit its propeller, causing it to fall into the sea. The Russians deny there was physical contact between the fighter jet and the drone.
The video, Kirby reiterated, provided no evidence of the Russian pilot’s intentions: “It’s irresponsible behavior at best, irresponsible and incompetent at worst.” We don’t know if it was intentional, the video doesn’t show it.”