Russian fighter unsuccessfully attacked the American UAPL reaper in Syria: in the USA reacted

The Russian aircraft was dangerously approaching the drone and damaging its screw. However, American operators managed to return the car to the base. The Russian fighter flew a few meters from the American MQ-9 Reaper over Syria and released signal missiles. The incident happened on Sunday, July 23, reports The Guardian, citing a US Air Force representative. "One of the Russian missiles hit the American MQ-9 aircraft, seriously damaging its propeller.

We call the Russian forces in Syria to immediately put an end to this reckless, unconscious and unprofessional behavior," said the head of the US Central Command, Lieutenant General Alex Grinkevich. According to him, one of the crew members who managed the drone remotely managed to keep it in the air and return it to the base. We will remind, on July 5 in the center of the US Air Force reported that Russian aircraft tried to knock down American drones MQ-9 Reaper over Syria.

Three MQ-9 performed a mission against the goals of IDIL. Three Russian fighter jets began to pursue drones and dropped several parachute missiles in front of them. On June 14, US Air Force Commander Alexey Grinkevich said that Russia continues to "press" on American presence in Syria. In response, the US Air Force was additionally sent to the region F-22 Raptor.