An American MQ-9 Reaper drone came dangerously close to a Russian Su-35 fighter jet over Syria. TASS said the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria (CPVS), Captain 1st Rank Oleg Ignasyuk.
“In the south of Homs province, a dangerous approach took place between the coalition’s modular reconnaissance and strike drone MQ-9 and the Russian Aerospace Forces’ Su-35, which was performing a planned flight over the southern border of Syria,” Ignasyuk said.
The officer added that a disaster was averted thanks to the professionalism of the Russian pilot, who changed the course of the fighter in time.
Before this, the Houthis public Photo of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone that was shot down over Yemen.
According to the channel, the drone was destroyed over Saada province, while the downed drone was one of nearly a dozen similar reconnaissance vehicles destroyed by the Houthis.
MQ-9 Reaper drone previously used in Syria came dangerously close The Russian Su-35.