Provocation on the verge: what will the drone incident turn out for the USA

Photo: © Video screenshot

Photo: © Video screenshot

An American provocation that could bring the world to the brink of a third world war – this is how politicians, military men and journalists comment on the incident over the Black Sea, where a US reconnaissance drone crashed right near the Russian borders the day before. After the crash of a combat drone capable of carrying serious weapons, Washington habitually blamed our military and announced new provocative flights. In Moscow, they told what really happened. The degree of tension was measured by the correspondent “Izvestia” Leonid Kitrar.

For more than 1.5 days, the Pentagon has been unable to come up with a plausible version of the fall of its own drone. Yes, and such that it can be confirmed and at the same time blame the Russians themselves for everything. So far the whole world has heard only this.

“The Su-27 aircraft hit the propeller of the drone, which caused the UAV to lose control and fall into the waters of the Black Sea. Several times before the collision, the Su-27 spilled fuel on the drone and flew in its path, which is a crazy and unprofessional maneuver,” Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said.

Perhaps the Pentagon spokesman himself does not really know what his own drone looks like. After all, the version that the screw was hit is extremely doubtful.

Firstly, the diameter of the same propeller is noticeably smaller than the tail of the MQ-9 Reaper. To touch it, you need to ram a part of the keel. Secondly, the speeds of the devices differ greatly. The cruising speed of the drone is approximately equal to the landing speed of the Su-27, with all the mechanization released, and therefore limited maneuverability. The speed difference is noticeable even visually.

“Hang up it’s hard to say, because the speed of a fighter is usually greater than the speed of a drone. But you can see specifically what it carries and everything else,” – said pilot-instructor, Major of the Air Force of the Russian Federation Andrey Krasnoperov.

By the way, due to differences in speed, even if there was an attempt to douse a drone with kerosene, it only speaks of the highest flying skills of our pilots. But the Ministry of Defense almost immediately stated that Russian aircraft had no contacts with American equipment. Moreover, the MQ-9 Reaper was in a no-fly zone.

“The flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle was carried out with transponders turned off, violating the boundaries of the area of ​​the temporary regime for the use of airspace, established for the purpose of conducting a special military operation, communicated to all users of international airspace and published in accordance with international standards,” – said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov.

In the United States, they are diligently pretending that they are only concerned about the behavior of Russian pilots and nothing more. But in fact, everything rests on who first gets to the wreckage of the device. And judging by the records that appeared on the Web, it was the Black Sea Fleet.

“They raised the bow of the skin. The gas tank, the skin of the wing or the wing is not clear yet,” – according to a recording of the negotiations, which appeared on the Web.

It is impossible to confirm the authenticity of these negotiations, but according to existing data, the incident occurred a hundred kilometers from the Crimean coast – in that area, except for Russian ships, there is no one and cannot be. So, whatever the Russian military does, they are within their rights. This is recognized even by foreign experts.

“Whatever actions the Russian plane took, they were consistent with the protection of Russian airspace. I would note that they did not use military force. It was a deliberate provocation on the part of the United States,” says military expert Scott Ritter.

More than that, no one really had any doubts that American drones work not only for the Pentagon, but also for Kyiv. But now, if some of the electronics and recording devices have survived, evidence may emerge.

“All means are very actively used: both space, visual intelligence, radio intelligence. We know and understand in some detail what the goals of the Americans are,” – said the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation Sergey Naryshkin.

The most interesting thing is that the Americans even yesterday threatened to post a recording from a drone, which would allegedly prove the unprofessionalism of Russian pilots. So far there is nothing like it. It turns out that the skill of the Su-27 pilots was tacitly recognized by the Pentagon.

Source: Ren

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