Russia resorted to military action against an American target - TopicsExpress



          

Russia resorted to military action against an American target Friday, March 14, much sooner in their dispute on Ukraine than could have been expected, when a Russian cyber warfare unit intercepted and downed a US military drone over the Crimea. The drone was flying at about 4,000 meters (12,000 feet) [over the Crimean Peninsula] and was virtually invisible from the ground. It was possible to break the link with US operators with complex radio-electronic technology,” said the Russian state arms and technology group Rostec Friday, March 14. The drone fell “almost intact into the hands of self-defense forces.” The Russian interception of the US MQB Hunter drone – if confirmed – would ramp up the controversy for the first time from a war of words to a military face-off, marking a dangerous turning-point in the Ukraine crisis and inter-power relations.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 06:06:18 +0000

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