dumping fuel on the drone, making 19 close passes. one of the jets hitting the drone s propeller, forcing it down. russia says the u.s. is to blame tonight, and that their jet never hit the drone. abc s chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz leading us off tonight. reporter: the u.s. reaper surveillance drone was flying in international airspace over the black sea when the russian fighter jets rapidly approached and began what would be more than 30 minutes of reckless, aerial harassment, much like this encounter with a u.s. b-52 bomber in 2020. interceptions are common, but never before like this. not only did the russians shadow the drone, they made 19 close passes, sprayed fuel on the unmanned aircraft multiple times, while one of the jets pulling up vertically as it approached the drone, then colliding with the drone s rare propeller. they collided with the aircraft, damaging the propeller and essentially putting in a situation where it was
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