Friday, March 14, 2014

Russia Claims To Have Intercepted A U.S. Drone In Crimean Airspace

MQ-5B Hunter. Northrop Grumman

US Drone Intercepted In Crimean Airspace - Russia's State Corporation -- Voice of Russia

An American scout-attack drone was intercepted in the Crimean sky, the Rostec state corporation reports. "Judging by side marking, the MQ-5B drone was part of the 66th US brigade of military intelligence with the main location in Bavaria," the report on the website of the corporation reads.

According to the report, at the beginning of March, the American brigade was relocated to the Ukrainian Kirovohrad, from where drones commit reconnaissance raids in the direction of Crimea and Russian border areas.

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Update: Russia says intercepted US drone over Crimea: arms group -- AFP

My Comment: This story was released only after the Kerry-Lavrov meeting was finished. This is a breaking news story. I will be updating it late tonight. On a side note .... Iran's news agency has been reporting drone incursions in Crimean airspace for the past few days .... even claiming that one was shot down.

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