<p>Two Russian fighter jets were reportedly harassing a U.S. military drone over international waters on Tuesday morning when one of the fighter jets collided with the drone, forcing the drone to crash into the Black Sea.</p>
<p>The U.S. European Command said in a statement that one of the Russian Su-27 aircraft struck the propeller of the $32 million unmanned MQ-9 Reaper drone, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.</p>
<p>The statement said that multiple times before the incident occurred that both of the Russian Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless manner that was environmentally unsound and demonstrated a &#8220;lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the MQ-9,&#8221; said U.S. Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker, commander, U.S. Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa. &#8220;In fact, this unsafe and unprofessional act by the Russians nearly caused both aircraft to crash.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;U.S. and Allied aircraft will continue to operate in international airspace and we call on the Russians to conduct themselves professionally and safely,&#8221; Hecker added.</p>
<p>The statement said that the incident followed a &#8220;pattern of dangerous actions&#8221; by Russian pilots while interacting with U.S. and Allied aircraft over international airspace that could &#8220;lead to miscalculation and unintended escalation.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;U.S. Air Forces in Europe &#8211; Air Forces Africa routinely fly aircraft throughout Europe over sovereign territory and throughout international airspace in coordination with applicable host nation and international laws,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;In order to bolster collective European defense and security, these missions support Allied, partner, and U.S. national objectives.&#8221;</p>
<p><em>This report has been updated to include additional information. </em></p>

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