“Why do they keep saying that a Russian plane collided with a UAV?
Russia would just shoot him down if they wanted to, ”RIA Novosti quoted Draven as saying on Twitter.
He noted that the pilot does not need to risk his life for the sake of destroying an unmanned vehicle.
The veteran added that the US rhetoric is insane and easily debunked.
On March 14, the US European Command announced that a Russian Su-27 hit the propeller of an American MQ-9 drone over the Black Sea, after which the drone fell into international waters.
At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian fighters did not use airborne weapons and did not come into contact with a US drone over the Black Sea.
The ministry said that as a result of sharp maneuvering, the US drone went into uncontrolled flight with a loss of altitude and collided with the water surface.