Russia's fighter jets have gone from harassing US aircraft to actually breaking them as Moscow flexes its muscles where it still can

Fri, 07/28/2023 - 06:54

A Russian fighter jet in flight. — A Russian fighter flies dangerously close to a US MQ-9 before deploying flares from a position directly over an MQ-9 drone on a defeat-ISIS mission in Syria in July.
US Air Force photo

Russian fighter jets have harassed US military drones on numerous occasions throughout July.
In a recent incident, Moscow's pilots dropped flares that damaged an MQ-9 Reaper drone.
Experts say the provocations are an attempt by the Kremlin to boast its military power where it can.

Russian fighter jets have harassed and bullied US military drones operating above Syria routinely throughout July, with one engagement this week actually damaging an American aircraft.