Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said in his briefing that the American MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle, which crashed into the Black Sea, was on a reconnaissance mission. It has been reported TASS.
“Deputies of the Ministry of Defense did not directly communicate with the Russian authorities regarding this particular incident. I know that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has conveyed our concerns about this incident directly to the Russian government. As for the missions of the MQ-9, it was engaged in reconnaissance, surveillance and reconnaissance,” said Ryder.
At the same time, in response to a question about the presence of weapons on the drone in question, the Pentagon spokesman said that he would not “go into the details” of the drone in question, because, according to him, the MQ-9 model could carry weapons. .
Previously, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Russian fighters did not use airborne weapons and did not participate in contact with an American drone that crashed into the Black Sea due to a sudden maneuver.