A U.S. drone was reportedly lost over the Black Sea amidst ongoing tensions. This incident occurred while the aircraft was conducting intelligence gathering operations in the region, a critical area of focus in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The presence of advanced surveillance aircraft highlights the strategic importance of the Black Sea and the constant monitoring occurring. Understand the implications of this event and the broader context of aerial reconnaissance. #BlackSea #USDrone #RussiaUkr

"When you have people mucking around in international airspace like this, this sort of incident happens and tragedies occur and I'm afraid escalation tends to be on the agenda." Retired Rear Admiral Chris Parry discusses the drone downed in the Black Sea and submarine warfare on #timesradio. | Times Radio

A Russian Su-27 jet crashed with American MQ-9 'reaper' over black sea. The drone crashed down. Russian state media has released this video of its fighter jet recording USA's MQ-9 before its crash. | A Sanatani

Ukrainian drones struck two Greek-managed oil tankers in the Black Sea near Novorossiysk as the vessels were heading to load Kazakh crude from the Caspian Pipeline Consortium. Both ships were empty at the time of the attack. The footage shows a drone hitting the Delta Harmony tanker. | AnewZ