Video shows Russian jet dump fuel on U.S. drone

The Pentagon released footage of the encounter between a Russian jet and a U.S. drone …

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00:00U.S. military released footage of a Russian fighter jet striking an American drone over

00:04the Black Sea.

00:05The fighter jet appears to cover the drone in a sprayed substance, which the Pentagon

00:10claims is jet fuel.

00:12The aircrafts collided after the Russian jet made a second pass, again dumping fuel on

00:17the drone.

00:18When the image reappears, you can see the drone's propeller was damaged.

00:23The declassified footage only showed the critical moments of the exchange, but the entire incident

00:27reportedly lasted 30-40 minutes.

00:30This marks the first contact between Russia and the U.S. since Russia invaded Ukraine

00:34in February 2022.

00:37Russia has denied any collision and said the drone crashed after quote, sharp maneuvering.