Russian unprofessional behavior over Syria - 6 July 2023

Credit: Courtesy | Date Taken: 07/06/2023
Russian military SU-34 and SU-35 aircraft employ flares in the flight path of a U.S. MQ-9 aircraft on July 6, 2023 over Syria. Russian forces have displayed increasingly unprofessional and unsafe actions while operating in Syria, threatening the safety of both U.S. and Russian forces. This is the second instance of dangerous behaviors by Russian pilots towards U.S. aircraft within the past 24 hours