NATO’s top military commander briefed allies on Black Sea incident – official

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s top military commander has informed allies of an incident over the Black Sea involving a Russian fighter jet and a U.S. military drone, a NATO official said on Tuesday.

“General (Christopher) Cavoli informed NATO allies of the incident today,” the official told Reuters.

The US Air Force said a Russian Su-27 fighter jet hit the propeller of the Reaper surveillance drone on Tuesday, causing it to crash into the Black Sea. The US military condemned the incident as “reckless.”

(Reporting by Sabine Siebold; Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout)