Russian fighter jet collides with unmanned U.S. drone

Retired Maj.-Gen. Dennis Thompson discusses the implications of a Russian fighter jet colliding with a U.S. unmanned drone.
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[@macdaddymachevli5461]

My condolences to the drones family

[@growingtogether35]

open casket? I'd love to show my condolences

[@Healthnwealth250]

Yeah not to the russian who was hit by a u.s missle

[@briansinger5258]

This needs a Facebook profile filter.

[@seanhiggins2740]

LMAO

[@hookergetlucky3216]

Yes let's start a go fundme

[@ralphsuffield8658]

Imagine a Russian drone cruising around over the Gulf of Mexico.Would that be OK?

[@alpeterson]

It might not be well liked but yeah, it’s ok. International airspace means no nation holds exclusive rights.

[@glebmalyugin2588]

Are there any Russian drones there?

[@MrBashem]

@@glebmalyugin2588 They would if they had ability to. Why they stick to Alaska border.

[@trulycare3574]

@@MrBashem They stick to Alaska border because is their zone, don't meddle in anyone's affairs even though they certainly have the ability to cruise other zones

[@WellHiddenTreasure]

Минобороны России: американский беспилотник нарушил границы воздушного пространства В ведомстве заявили, что беспилотник летел с выключенными транспондерами. Для его идентификации в воздух подняли истребители. «В результате резкого маневрирования в районе 9:30 мск беспилотный летательный аппарат MQ-9 перешел в неуправляемый полет с потерей высоты и столкнулся с водной поверхностью. Российские истребители бортовое вооружение не применяли, с беспилотным летательным аппаратом в контакт не вступали и благополучно вернулись на аэродром базирования», - сообщили в Минобороны России

[@6fuelinjected9]

I wonder if the dashcam footage from the aircraft is going to look like all the "Russian driving fails" videos online.

[@jason19twofour]

The pilot would be blasting 90's eurodance then shout "cyka blyat" after hitting the drone.

[@zindi1138]

if you hear boilat! prob

[@mikeFolco]

Pilot walking out with a crowbar?

[@mattizzle81]

Blyat 😂

[@thursmornsunlight]

Vodka was clearly involved. 😂

[@pacman3556]

Poor drone was only 5 days away from retirement.

[@loosemoose7584]

If Russia doesn't want war then they should stop flying their country so close to America's drones.

[@freedombro6502]

Russia is our enemy , get with the program

[@basictipsCA]

What's are you mean?

[@adrianivanov7464]

correct 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Heatx79]

So true

[@bobzherunkle3092]

Gold! 😂

[@kwonj126]

Usa does routine operations all the way over there? Wtf

[@CadWeapTech]

They do operations all across the globe..... They have bases in every continent I believe

[@tankredcaza]

@@CadWeapTech They are literally encircling china's access to the pacific, it's pretty wild stuff

[@logan5643]

Yea right, its not like it was by the coast of Florida

[@ipdavid1043]

usa is everywhere. and they mingle world business with bad intent

[@eric4079]

@@tankredcaza China's access to the pacific is geographically cut off

[@MrAmisto]

Russian does not have high tech? Lol then why did they have hypersonic nukes years before the USA... Lol

[@ultramagnus86]

we should stay in our own country

[@shanelarsen695]

ya just turn down trillions of dollars and millions of kickbacks for signing deals across 100's of blockhead patriotic soldiers in power, ez.

[@pranjanac]

What a hell the drone is doing over there 10,000 km away from our continent? We can’t even fly our recreational drones here, because of a security threat, but it’s ok to fly near the Russian border.

[@marcelo403polo2]

Yep. I would like to see reaction of Americans if Russian dron would be flying in Gulf of Mexico

[@janrzewuski6039]

👍

[@Antiorganizer]

It wasn't anywhere near Russia.

[@janrzewuski6039]

Imagine such a Russian dron over Caraiben sea on the border of Cuba🤣

[@Rick-zw9kp]

​@@Antiorganizer maps are hard to read

[@saskwatch123]

Can the Russian jets also poke balloons?

[@onlypabs]

🤣

[@TheFightingSheep]

Any jet, if it flies by close enough and fast enough.

[@redsquarejay]

Let's make a Balloon with pins to pop other balloons

[@angelgram]

Pretty sure the jets have little balloon popping needle tips su27 and su34

[@janrzewuski6039]

👍

[@adimitrov9006]

I love that he’s wearing a PlayStation headset !

[@tjayy4035]

Hahaha

[@tjayy4035]

Used to have the same one

[@Inlinetodie]

HAHHAHAHA 😂TRUE

[@dynasty5053]

They got to entertain the bone headed gamer audience. They know they customer , that's for sure

[@CatsLeMatts]

Major General in da Turtle Beaches fo today

[@therion961]

That retired general is delusional, lol.

[@MikePurdue-ky9pm]

Did you know that a loaf of bread, and a 2L of Coke, is $10 now!?!?!?

[@enzoh7763]

Not surprised at all .

[@SweetHart..]

Coke and other 1 tsp of sugar per ounce drinks are bad for you anyway.

[@MikePurdue-ky9pm]

@@SweetHart.. don't care bud. Whether it's bad for me or not, I shouldn't have go through the one life I've got, without bread or pop. All we ever hear about is "Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine". Yet here we are, over here in Canada, STARVING to death.

[@olegk455]

And blowing gas pipelines, that partly belong to their own “allies”as they call, is professional and safe??? Taking about spinning facts.

[@omarmorsy6714]

Who blew up the pipelines?

[@KkevrockK]

@@omarmorsy6714America…and Biden said he was going to do it a year before.

[@smokeymacpot76]

putin blew up his own pipeline dont be ridunkulous 🤣

[@jeffhedrich3551]

Don't forget the Pentagon called the fuel dumping environmentally damaging. Lol. Anything to distract from who blew up the pipeline.

[@ltmcmuffins9499]

@@smokeymacpot76 NY times reported on a Pro Ukrainian group being responsible, but it’s still under investigation.

[@logiczchance101]

hopefully the drones will know better now, and will stay home instead

[@JayJayAviation]

It was in international airspace dingus

[@logiczchance101]

@@JayJayAviation there is no such thing as international airspace since the air constantly moves (the earth moves one way, the atmosphere the other); hence, what is one moment over africa, will be over south east asia a moment later...and so on and so on. air and earth do not remain a constant, always in unison...they move in a rotational manner away from each other.

[@MapleMaf1a]

@@JayJayAviation it was an obvious joke dumb*ss.

[@Leatherman154]

​@@JayJayAviation So if Russia stationed military equipment just off the coast of California, you'd be cool with that. The fact is that drone was awful close to Russia, and quite far from America...

[@thilomanten8701]

Dead wrong - the next sortie will be a show of force - the UAV will be secured by fighter escorts! Scraping along crimean airspace! Probably a whole carrier wing!

[@thomcchoi2890]

Oh no, an unmanned drone got damaged next to a warzone, quick give zoolinskii half a trillion dollars...

[@AtheismF7W]

Lmao zoolinskii

[@lostonearth7856]

Oh shut up you Russian trolls, you know that if you were to go against actual Western militaries, the west would be able to do the one thing that only the Mongols were able to do but faster and easier.

[@danielstory2761]

Haha 😂 invading a European country and committing genocide is so funny 😆

[@frankxxx69]

​@@danielstory2761 yeah, because the Ukranians weren't doing it to Donetsk and lughanks residents for 8 years 🤡

[@danielstory2761]

@@frankxxx69 yes, russia is committing crimes in Donetsk and Luhansk, which it has been illegally occupying for the past 8 years on rightfully Ukrainian soil, your point being?

[@MetaView7]

Daddy he touched my drone.

[@user-ko8xo4dt5h]

💀

[@aradat9671]

Lol

[@thesteelworks8088]

Routine operations for drones would be considered 90% innocent casualties, considering the track record of drone operations

[@146fx]

Its not a fighter drone lmao

[@euangelion-]

How far was the drone from USA's border again? Then how close was the drone to Russia's border?

[@bullet996]

The incident occurred over international waters. Therefore it wasn't within anyone's borders.

[@__-ge2qh]

60 kms from border

[@philmyers5409]

There's 9 countries there borders look at map you 🤡

[@WesleySnipes1969]

Doesn't matter how far as long as the drone remains in international waters or safe zone. Then add an intimidating act and act of aggression, that's a threat to act within rules of war

[@xxisecolo9584]

@@bullet996 🤣🤣

[@-L5225]

Compare to The nord stream 2 attack ?

[@triciak9a3e6]

TheUSA is the aggressor

[@uhno5989]

And?

[@freedombarbie]

@@uhno5989 they want war. There’s been a Russian genocide going on in Ukraine for 10 years, but crickets. putin has had enough. go Putin.....

[@Antiorganizer]

No. It is Russia that destroyed a country, not the USA.

[@stuts2371]

looool ok buddy

[@-007-2]

@@stuts2371 - it's true. Ukraine is being used in a proxy war.

[@mcsample007]

If they didn't catch it on film I don't believe it and neither should you.

[@checkenginelighton679]

Yup agree….didn’t see it…..never happened.

[@saulteanuts-vg8iu]

Do you believe the reports of residential apartment buildings being hit by missile strikes? Putin's Russia is even more corrupt than America but super effing weak. Shame on all of the money life sucking money makers of this raped planet.

[@yumishadows2361]

You must not be religious

[@Teh_Random_Canadian]

Don't believe either sides story

[@NaveMafe]

No collision, just flew in front of and dumped fuel on it, causing it to lose altitude and eventually go down into the ocean.

[@bighoss7437]

The new says otherwise…

[@NaveMafe]

@Big Hoss yeah this news station

[@fkb247]

As JT says, there is nothing to see here.

[@biljanazivkovic4870]

Looks like Russian pee on American drone 😅

[@mazdarx7887]

Russians said that their jet didn't collide with this drone or use weapons against this drone. Their jet returned safely to its airbase. Pentagon also had to admit that they crashed this drone into water themselves after some "unsafe maneuvers" of the Russian jet .

[@feralsage5696]

Glad to hear that the pilot is safe.

[@mazdarx7887]

@@feralsage5696 hehehe

[@joefirma2242]

Pentagon said that they crashed the drone themselves? I have to take that with a grain of salt.

[@mattcory619]

@@joefirma2242 ahaa

[@Teh_Random_Canadian]

I don't believe either side TBH

[@Erhudreamer]

Well I would to if it was spying on me.

[@evanstephens1124]

two?

[@Erhudreamer]

@@evanstephens1124 Que?

[@dancingdark4527]

Reported as misinformation.

[@kaydim5921]

Not our fault you are wrong.

[@-007-2]

There wasn't any "misinformation" that I heard, mostly just simple minded bias

[@alanleung1828]

To do such a risky maneuver instead of just shooting it down, they were probably aiming to capture it intact.

[@pcstar123]

No, they don't want a nuclear shootout yet!

[@5thelementcannabisproduction]

Have you seen the Russians joy riding? this was not risky at all compared to what they usually do at an airshow

[@441rider]

The Iranians landed one intact years ago and built their own this is stopping information gathering close to Russia not like off coast of Cuba.

[@chonconnor6144]

Absolutely a possibility

[@GaryABArmstrong]

Ummm no.

[@bleedingumsmurphy4780]

Are we the baddies?

[@geopoliticsjunkie4114]

We are complicit in helping Ukraine ethnically cleanse itself at Nulands wishes.

[@darrengreggor3280]

Is nulands freeland because she’s a psychopath

[@theresaketch6703]

Yep

[@hoonosewut443]

Yes, well Chrystia Freeland is. She is pushing more than anyone in this country due to her N A $ I heritage.

[@mynameis63]

I think we're the baddies.

[@dblaze4745]

Keep your toys home America...

[@nigelsenchez]

Stay home Ruzzia.

[@davidlawand2805]

fr thank you!

[@adroxisentertainment]

Lmao now Russia is escalating???? 🤣

[@keyboardmanyoutube3189]

Why did you go to other’s doorstep? I guarantee the drone would have been fine if it’s in North America only 😂

[@corybjarnason218]

We intentionally downed the drone with our aircraft. Mission accomplished.

[@Zov631]

Unsafe and unprofessional lmao

[@momcilopucar8749]

D - Get educated before you talk i..mbecile!!🖕👎

[@DiaperSNiFFER]

😂 no but that really playing too much considering russias situation

[@trulycare3574]

of course, flying a drone close to or into other country's border is unsafe and unprofessional

[@Zov631]

@@trulycare3574 period

[@daktarioskarvannederhosen2568]

how would usa feel about routine surveillance patrols by russian drones just on the edge of usa airspace?

[@griggbaylee5808]

They happen almost daily if you think Alaska is part of USA

[@ARCTICMADMAN9914]

What about having OUR drone so close to their airspace? Thats hoping for escalation.

[@AsmodeusVRC]

Bro this is a Canadian channel your a Russian bot they aren’t Canadian drones lmao.

[@jordanturner5278]

​@@AsmodeusVRC does it matter if America goes in we go in.

[@AsmodeusVRC]

@@jordanturner5278 Canada doesn’t have too lmao

[@jordanturner5278]

@@AsmodeusVRC they didn't have to go into Afghanistan either

[@AsmodeusVRC]

@@jordanturner5278 your really going to defend Muslims?

[@JTFU]

Maybe it’s time for peace ?!

[@CadWeapTech]

We are humans that won't happen

[@ghost_stars2307]

Peace will happen as soon as Russia unconditionally leave all Ukrainian territories. How long it will take depend on the Russians.

[@joeyj5538]

absolutely! now go tell Vladimir Putin that

[@SFDISME]

To be honest peace would be nice. However if there was world peace the USA would go bankrupt. The military complex that they have established to make themselves the #1 superpower on the planet cost more than most countries gdp. In other words if no one needs to buy weapons and military service they will run out of cash in less than a year. War is the only thing keeping them floating. They are the #1 and #2 most powerful in air superiority. The airforce and the navy.

[@WilhelmFreidrich]

💯

[@AshleyHolms]

Thank you Russia

[@marcelnowakowski945]

The drone - last time I checked - is $32M apiece...

[@carlisimon8148]

I was told if you don't have a real reason to go to war....make it up. Right.

[@sydmercury-iz3qu]

Sorry but Russia is right

[@philmyers5409]

About? Troll?

[@sydmercury-iz3qu]

@@philmyers5409 nato

[@philmyers5409]

@@sydmercury-iz3qu Nato airspace(turkey)

[@billcumming1091]

The Russians have not even committed the called up forces. 500,000 Russians are waiting in the wings. Glad this guy is retired, not soon enough.

[@nigelsenchez]

Nice soviet wet dream.

[@nedcramdon1306]

Waiting to take on whomever steps up? Imagine the food they could pack away in the run of a day!

[@tod213]

Well all i know is I'll never fight for Canada, you can try and force me. At this point I'd rather this disgusting government be destroyed.

[@sandycampbell447]

It's a hostile craft. "Curiosity killed the drone"

[@simtsoz4905]

What do you expect to hear from a former NATO member 🤔.

[@alexsasnouski8636]

I wonder if the drone was more expensive than the jet lol

[@giganigga9624]

It was a reaper mq-9 that's about a 100-150USD million a piece. Russian jets a definitely cheaper

[@KayJay940]

Jet has a human life in it. So no contest there. The drone was just stuff.

[@dencetrov7099]

How to p!ss on drone😂

[@joemacdonald3946]

Hope the Russian pilot is ok....❤️

[@mixhael6609]

A very biased opinion by an ex-army general. Is he from Ukraine?

[@someguyearth9860]

I think they were trying to light the drone on fire with the afterburners lmao

[@DiaperSNiFFER]

Very stupid move by them…. Considering Russia 🇷🇺 status

[@logiczchance101]

poor person controlling the drone is probably out of a job right now.

[@stephski2274]

oh foff

[@Crashed131963]

Unprofessional? So is dead civilians on the street with their hands tied behind their backs.

[@KingMe1]

Routine operations? 😴

[@user9b2]

Keep putting up drones, videos take the events and show the world.

[@johnlasker2294]

Is it collide ?,or russia knock it out of the sky ?,the video will release soon by the Russian airforce

[@victordrozd1459]

there was no collision, neither shooting. One of the Russian planes just dumped some fuel on the drone.

[@aliffyyy6696]

No collision, the drone lost altitude and crashed into the sea, the Russia plane made it back to the base

[@tariq4801]

For everyone to understand. This drone is able to listen to Russian military channels and see where troops are. Russia has the right to take it down to protect their troops.

[@onlypabs]

but russia deserves it

[@lostonearth7856]

​@@onlypabs They really do, thinking they could mess with the West by invading Ukraine. Well I say screw around and see what happens. At this current rate I bet you NATO could topple the Putin regime in 2 months.

[@YT-yn2cy]

They don't have a right to take it down because it was flying over international waters...

[@onlypabs]

@@lostonearth7856 fax🤣🤣

[@randalsaul6612]

​@@YT-yn2cyso it was flying in international waters you say??? Would that make it a boat

[@peterkennedy9341]

Leave the situation alone Do nothing

[@disco5119]

0:32 im sorry but where is half of his headphones gone?

[@x-sag3272]

He was too poor to buy it due to capitalism in his country.

[@elbowstrike]

“Unsafe and unprofessional” - have you ever met a Russian before?

[@ultraco.6798]

“International airspace” aka Americas airspace.

[@momofighter3211]

Yes, even mother nature speaks English!!

[@marcelfeenstra1624]

HAHA, wait, so the russian pilot "pissed" on the drone ??? that's hillarious. I've got an idea: how about we just not fly these drones near Russian airspace. we've been poking this bear since the cold war.

[@leisakovacek8965]

Everything Russia does is a show. But how long can they be allowed to escalate? We need to support Ukraine even more and give them everything they need to defeat Putler and his orcs

[@audraklein9765]

Once again, Russia has suffered huge losses, and it looks like nothing will save them... Putin needs to surrender and go to jail as soon as possible!

[@johncorcoran4250]

Unprofessional LOL

[@robinkaushal4666]

That sounds so stupid, “unproffesional” this is war😂😂

[@user-wz5ud4mn4y]

It was

[@Chahlie]

I spit out my tea at that too!

[@adrianivanov7464]

if you want the true, take the opposite at what he's saying

[@Inlinetodie]

Hmm, just flying drones around and filming, yup, those attacks are so often, they can just fly around and film...and somehow never film, Russia attacking them 🤔

[@JonnyFlash80]

What?

[@growingtogether35]

Im pretty sure it was the other way around unmanned drone flown into russin fighter jet zero american casualties we're happy to announce.

[@rebeccajohnson4232]

This is the part where the bully has his friends push him into the person he wants to fight…

[@TallerThenSome]

I remember watching that drone on Flightradar24 just before I went to bed

[@JohnCSmith-lp1qr]

What Happened to the Yelow strips on the propeller ? 2 Different drones looks like

[@Art_Eno]

In mother Russia we call it "Golden rain"

[@onlyfacts4999]

Patton was right about the russkies!

[@dean9261]

Patton was talking about j3ws aka commies

[@tomsnake3086]

Putin was right about the West, cannot trust the fukers, Who would you trust Biden or Putin, at least Putin will tell you like it is

[@NPLBOB]

where's the video ?

[@phuktard]

Thompson can go stand against the wall.

[@gr8ape111]

Manufacturing consent

[@fatrat137]

You sure USA didn't crash into Russian jet

[@liamleech4748]

Bold strategy

[@marksoliba9715]

You wanted it! They wanted it!..

[@dominique4888]

At least Russians don't hide in the dark to destroy pipelines like coward Americans. They did it and if you are not happy, do whatever you want. 🙃✌️👌💪 💪 💪

[@kungpowchickenwing]

No they act like cowards in broad daylight! Lol 😅😅😅😅😅

[@osok5492]

Way to go Chavez 😂

[@genegene7028]

The Russian jet also dumped some fuel on the drone lol

[@jimdavison4077]

You have proof on who attacked said pipeline? Because officially its unknown.

[@themagiclamp7208]

​@Jim Davison you'd have to be mentally challenged not to know who did it by now lol Who had the motive, who said that they'd do it....

[@LeThanh-gk6vh]

Dare to fight Dare to accept the result, use hanď to fight not use mouth to bite

[@Relevantminded]

Biden to the drone: Show me on here 🚶‍♂️where the Russian jet touched you.

[@dougsivyer5206]

where are the pictures

[@snaplaw1654]

its gonna escalate in the next 3 weeks

[@mamdouh-Tawadros]

De escalate not escalate.

[@slwide7507]

I think it is bad manners to pee on a drone.

[@paulobainz1210]

Were the drone operators on lunch?

[@dirt5547]

Did he say " drone with a fighter jet escort" ? Ummm, what?

[@ericdubois5750]

Yankee go home

[@uhno5989]

🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 NEVER 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅

[@JonnySublime]

he was attempting the Kolvoord Starburst maneuver.

[@KayJay940]

Shut up Wesley!

[@briansinger5258]

Deep cut.

[@saidwarfa1138]

Bogus general

[@jackbarrett3599]

bros got a single headphone on lmao

[@sidiculous8869]

it was Brandon's 80th birthday gift-a 50 dollar toy drone

[@canadianpatriot2631]

Soon there will only be Justin, Freakland, Joe and Ursula waving the blue and yellow flags.

[@robgarbutt1705]

Why is this on a Canadian news channel? Do we not have better stories to report? Like maybe corruption on parliament hill?

[@evanstephens1124]

1:18 drone taken to hospital

[@ericd3754]

That's the worst map I've ever seen, why not leave the sea blue, and make different countries some other colour instead

[@redtruth1804]

Testing how they will react

[@Croucher72649]

“We wuz jus survalin an shiii mane! Why u so mad cuh?”

[@willroberts6429]

Their reaction… nothing! :0

[@canadiansoviet]

An unmanned drone brought down a Russia fighter? 😂😂😂