The US Navy has released a video showing a Russian fighter jet clipping one of its drones in the Black Sea.
The incident happened on June 7th and the US Navy released the video in a statement released on Thursday.
In the video, the Russian Su-35 fighter jet can be seen flying close to the US Navy MQ-9 Sea Guardian drone, before clipping the drone’s wingtip with its wing.
The US Navy said that the incident was “unsafe and unprofessional” and that it was “contrary to international law”.
The statement also said that the Russian jet “created a dangerous situation” and that the US Navy “took steps to avoid a collision”.
The Russian Ministry of Defence has yet to comment on the incident.