This is the moment a Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on a US drone over the Black Sea. The video which was taken from the drone and released by the US military shows the Russian jet release a cloud of fuel which covers the drone for a short while.
The incident caused American forces to bring down the surveillance drone after a propeller was also struck during the incident.
Russia's Defence Ministry has denied there was any collision and say the U.S drone was flying near the Russian border into an area that was declared as off limits. READ MORE: Energy price guarantee to be extended at £2,500 - what the change means for you As reported in the Mirror, the MQ9 Reaper drone was collecting information on Moscow’s forces in the east of Ukraine and off the coast when the Russian pilots are said to have dumped fuel on it in mid-air.
It is also believed that two Russian planes flew close to the drone and one of them collided with the propeller of the US craft.