Factbox-What happened to the U.S. drone downed near Ukraine?

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States have offered different accounts of the downing of a U.S. intelligence drone in the Black Sea. Below are the two accounts: WHAT THE UNITED STATES SAID: The United States announced on Tuesday that one of its MQ-9 “Reaper” intelligence and surveillance drones had been struck by a Russian Su-27 fighter. According to the U.S. Department of Defence the Russian fighter hit the drone’s propeller forcing U.S. forces to bring the drone down. “Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on, and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environ…

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