Unverified reports have emerged suggesting that Russian forces shot down a U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk drone over the Black Sea. The incident, which allegedly involved a MiG-31 fighter jet, has been widely discussed on Russian Telegram channels, including the FighterBomber account. Despite denials from U.S. Defense Officials and some Russian military-affiliated channels, pro-war Russian bloggers and former DoD official Stephen Bryen have reiterated the claims. The Global Hawk, valued at approximately $131 million, is known for its reconnaissance capabilities. Russia had declared a no fly zone in the region. The situation remains unclear as no concrete evidence has been presented to confirm the incident.
Pro-war Russian bloggers claimed late Monday that a MiG-31 fighter jet “shot down” a Global Hawk reconnaissance drone over the Black Sea. https://t.co/p1zqB1qoJs
Russian military-affiliated Starshe Eddy channel says that there was no incident between a US RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV and Russian warplanes over the Black Sea recently, amid claims made by Fighter-bomber. He called such information "nonsense." Last night, Fighter-bomber channel… https://t.co/6r8PZLRvzP
Russian military-affiliated Starshe Eddy channel says that there was no incident between a US RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV and Russian warplanes over the Black Sea in latest time, amid claims made by Fighter-bomber. He called such information "nonsense." Last night, Fighter-bomber… https://t.co/0olo7VYALb
The allegation that Russian forces shot down an American surveillance drone in the Black Sea are merely rumors and nothing more. So far, zero evidence aside from a couple of Telegram posts by the Russian account FighterBomber have been presented to prove the incident. Any sources… https://t.co/JADHrSYLkJ
Former DoD official (and Asia Times correspondent) Stephen Bryen reports in a blast email: "The Russian Air Force has shot down a United States RQ-4 Global Hawk drone over the Black Sea. according to reports on Twitter and Telegram. The shoot down has not been officially…
Fighterbomber has now doubled down on the statement that a U.S. Global Hawk was shot down over the Black Sea. FORTE10’s latest visible flight however ended with a safe landing in Sigonella Monday morning. https://t.co/XvxGQhlSWU
Despite a Denial by U.S. Defense Officials, FighterBomber, a Telegram Account linked to the Russian Air Force has now Doubled-Down on his claim from earlier that a U.S. Surveillance Drone was Downed/Damaged today over the Black Sea; with him suggesting that it was a RQ-4 “Global… https://t.co/SAl4LO1KBo
🚨🚨🚨Update: Russian revenge!! Reports are coming out that Russian air defense forces shot down an American RQ-4 Global Hawk, a $100 million dollar drone over the Black Sea!!! 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/UyxlzAREkw
🇺🇸🇷🇺‼️🚨 It’s claimed that a MQ-9 Reaper or RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV was shot down by a MiG-31 fighter over the Black Sea. Global Hawk carries out complex reconnaissance and clarification of targets inside Russia, at a distance of hundreds of kilometers. https://t.co/vq1CrKVynF https://t.co/NlzaHUAbvk
WAR: Did Russia just destroy a $131M US Global Hawk over the Black Sea? Russia declared a no fly zone and a US drone went missing. Did the US turn off its transponder or did Russia destroy it? Fog of War. https://t.co/CLcxQ8oRZG
🇷🇺🇺🇸🚨‼️ US drone down by Russians? Russian Fighterbomber Channel, who is directly connected the air force and is generally extremely reliable says an American drone was downed in the Black Sea! “Let's see whether it's on an ongoing basis or a one-time event.” 1/ https://t.co/B2Cwf0l35R
#BREAKING: Russian Telegram channels beginning to talk about an incident in the Black Sea amid unverified reports of a US drone being shot down https://t.co/rmdizoJgGz
🇷🇺🇺🇸 JUST IN! There are rumors that the Russian Armed Forces shot down an American NATO drone near Crimea, according to several military Telegram channels! ❗️The info has not been verified yet. ℹ️Image is from the FighterBomber Telegram channel. https://t.co/lDSyaMW9rd
⚡️⚡️⚡️ Chatter that a NATO drone was shot down over the Black Sea Huge if true https://t.co/JYw6uQcv2p