Moscow (AFP) - A United States surveillance drone has been intercepted
above the Ukranian region of Crimea, a Russian state arms and technology
group said Friday.
"The drone was flying at about 4,000 metres
(12,000 feet) and was virtually invisible from the ground. It was
possible to break the link with US operators with complex
radio-electronic" technology, said Rostec in a statement.
The
drone fell "almost intact into the hands of self-defence forces" added
Rostec, which said it had manufactured the equipment used to down the
aircraft, but did not specify who was operating it.
"Judging by
its identification number, UAV MQ-5B belonged to the 66th American
Reconnaissance Brigade, based in Bavaria," Rostec said on its website,
which also carried a picture of what it said was the captured drone.
The photograph appeared to show an apparently armed drone in flight, rather than debris.
The Crimean port of Sevastopol is home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet, which is believed to be equipped with detection equipment.
Crimea,
where pro-Kremlin forces have control, is to hold a referendum on
Sunday on the peninsula joining Russia, in what Moscow says is a fair
expression of self identity but the West views as an illegal annexation
of sovereign territory.
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