us commanders said the russian planes flew in front of the drones several times and dumped fuel over it. after which, the drone s propeller was struck, spinning it out of control. but russia denies causing the crash, saying the drone was approaching russian territory when it lost control due to what a spokesman referred to as sharp manoeuvres. translation: | want to - underline, russian fighterjets did not use their onboard weapons, did not come into contact with the unmanned aerial vehicle and returned safely to base. ukraine s foreign minister played down the risk of an escalating confrontation between two of the world s nuclear superpowers. as long as russia controls crimea, this kind of incident will be inevitable, and the black sea will not be a safe place. so, the only way to prevent such incidents
after which, the drone s propeller was struck, spinning it out of control. but russia denies causing the crash, saying the drone was approaching russian territory when it lost control to due to what a spokesman referred to as sharp manoeuvres. translation: | want to - underline, russian fighterjets did not use their onboard weapons, did not come into contact with the unmanned aerial vehicle and returned safely to base. ukraine s foreign minister played down the risk of an escalating cofrontation between two of the world s nuclear superpowers. as long as russia controls crimea, this kind of incident will be inevitable, and the black sea will not be a safe place. so, the only way to prevent such incidents is actually to kick russia out of crimea. do you fear escalation? no, i think it sjust routine incidents.
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