Big News: Russian Jet SU 29 Collides With US Drone MQ-9 In Black Sea

US-Russia Jet Drone Collision: "Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner. This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional," the US European command said further.

A Russian Su-27 aircraft struck the propeller of a US MQ-9 drone this morning, a development that's likely to cause tensions between the two world powers. The US forces, as a result of the incident, had to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters, according to US European Command

"Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner. This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional," the US European command said further.

"This follows a pattern of dangerous actions by Russian pilots while interacting w/ US and Allied aircraft over international airspace, including over the Black Sea. These aggressive actions by Russian aircrew are dangerous and could lead to miscalculation and unintended escalation," the agency said further.

The Russian Defence Ministry, on other hand, quashed the claims made by US government. The Russian defence ministry said that its fighter jets didn't use weapons or impact a US drone that went down after an encounter over the Black Sea.

The ministry said the US drone was flying near the Russian border and intruded into an area declared off limits by Russian authorities. It said the Russian military scrambled fighters to intercept the drone, which it claimed crashed into the water after a sharp maneuver.

The US Military previously said that a Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a US surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a ?brazen violation of international law, causing American forces to bring down the unmanned aerial vehicle.