Russia gives state awards to pilots behind US drone crash
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The Russian government has presented state awards to the two pilots responsible for downing a U.S. drone flying through international airspace into the Black Sea.
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In an official statement, the Ministry of Defense commended the pilots for preventing the drone from "violating the boundaries of the temporary airspace regime established for the special military operation."
The statement accuses the U.S. drone of flying with its transponders off.
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