 This is the disturbing moment a Russian fighter jet 'struck' a second US drone over Syria in 24 hours. Footage showed the aircraft flying meters away from the MQ-9 Reaper, flaring at it and reportedly damaging it in what is the sixth reported incident this month. The White House announced the attack on Wednesday, adding that Russian war jets have flown dangerously close to American manned and unmanned aircrafts, putting crews at risk. Two US officials, who did not wish to be named, confirmed that the strike hit and damaged the drone. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video But the White House did not provide further details about the incident or how it is planning to respond to Russia's aggression. 'We have seen the reports, the early reports, of a second Russian fighter aircraft this week flying dangerously close to our drone,' on a mission to counter Islamic State militants in Syria, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. She said Russia's 'close approach to and deployment of flares over US drones during a routine mission' violates international norms. It happened just hours after a Russian fighter jet flew within a few meters of a US drone over Syria and fired flares at it. But a senior Russian military leader blamed the US for the latest incident. Rear Adm. Oleg Gurinov, the head of the Russian military's Reconciliation Center in Syria, said that the drone flew dangerously close to a pair of Russian warplanes in the skies over Syria early Wednesday. Gurinov said onboard systems of the Russian Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft spotted the aircraft being targeted and triggered the automatic release of flares. 'The United States are continuing to disinform the public about unlawful flights of its drones in the Syrian air space that have failed to undergo deconflicting procedure while accusing the Russian side of dangerous maneuvering,){kind=link}
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This is the disturbing moment a Russian fighter jet ‘struck’ a second US drone over Syria in 24 hours.
Footage showed the aircraft flying meters away from the MQ-9 Reaper, flaring at it and reportedly damaging it in what is the sixth reported incident this month.
The White House announced the attack on Wednesday, adding that Russian war jets have flown dangerously close to American manned and unmanned aircrafts, putting crews at risk.
Two US officials, who did not wish to be named, confirmed that the strike hit and damaged the drone.