US-Russia tensions rise over downed drone in Black Sea.

Recovery of the US MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed in the Black Sea after being intercepted by Russian fighter jets would be difficult due to the deep waters, according to US General Mark Milley. Russian ships have reportedly reached the crash site, and Moscow has said it will attempt a recovery operation. The US claims the drone was brought down by one of two Russian Su-27 jets clipping the drone’s propeller, but Russia denies this. Both sides appear focused on restraint and averting a military escalation at a time of already fraught relations over Russia’s war in Ukraine.