Russian jet-US drone collision: Moscow will try to retrieve drone wreckage in Black Sea

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held a phone conversation on March 15 to exchange views on the causes and consequences of a U.S. drone crashing into the Black Sea.

It was the first contact between U.S. and Russian military leaders in five months, which underscored the seriousness of the encounter.

Shoigu pointed out that the causes of the incident were the U.S. non-compliance with the declared flight restriction zone set by Russia in connection with its special military operation as well as the strengthened U.S. intelligence activities against Russia.

He noted that the flights of American strategic drones off the coast of Crimea are of a provocative nature, which creates prerequisites for an escalation of the situation in the Black Sea region.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted on the same day that the U.S. was ignoring the fact that Russia had established air space restrictions in the area.

Russian authorities said that they are trying to recover the fragments of a U.S. surveillance drone.

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