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SHOCKING: What we know about russia downing us drone over the black sea - You Need To See This

US defence officials say the MQ-9 drone has not been recovered. (AP: Massoud Hossaini)

Claims of a collision between a Russian fighter jet and a US surveillance drone over the Black Sea have triggered diplomatic protests in the US.

US and Russian officials have conflicting accounts of what happened between the MQ-9 Reaper drone and the Russian Su-27 fighter jet, with each blaming the other. 

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