The U.S. sent a surveillance drone over Crimea and now Russia is saying they have intercepted it. The UAV MQ-5B came from an American Brigade in Bulgaria and was said to be almost intact when it the Russia took it down. Crimea is the pro-Russian region of the Ukraine that will be voting on a referendum that could determine if they stay with the country in crisis or join Russia. The Pentagon says this is not true. “ ‘The drone was flying at about 4,000 metres (12,000 feet) and was virtually invisible from the ground. It was possible to break the link with US operators with complex radio-electronic’ technology, said Rostec in a statement. The drone fell ‘almost intact into the hands of self-defence forces’ added Rostec, which said it had manufactured the equipment used to down the aircraft, but did not specify who was operating it. ‘Judging by its identification number, UAV MQ-5B belonged to the 66th American Reconnaissance Brigade, based in Bavaria,’ Rostec said on its website, which also carried a picture of what it said was the captured drone.” #ukrainecrisis #crimea #usdrone #russia news.yahoo/russia-says-intercepted-us-drone-over-crimea-arms-180430584.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 00:16:42 +0000
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