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This image from video released by the U.S. Air Force shows a Russian fighter jet over Syria, July 23, 2023. /CFP
A drone of the U.S.-led coalition in Syria dangerously approached a Russian Su-34 military jet on Friday morning, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov was quoted as telling TASS news agency.
According to Gurinov, who serves as deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria, the incident, involving an MQ-9 drone, occurred over Raqqa province.
"The Russian pilots, demonstrating high professionalism, promptly took the necessary measures to prevent a collision with an unmanned aerial vehicle of the coalition," Gurinov said.
Similar incidents have been regularly reported in recent days by both Russia and the United States.
The U.S. said a Russian fighter jet fired flares and struck a U.S. drone over Syrian airspace on Wednesday, making it the sixth time this month that Washington claimed Russian warplanes flew close to American manned and unmanned aircraft.
(With input from Reuters, AP)
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