[HIGHLIGHTS] WP: Pentagon chief Austin could order US pilots to stay 80 km away from Crimea

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin most likely ordered pilots to stay about 80.4 km away from Crimea.

This is written by the newspaper The Washington Post, citing secret Pentagon documents leaked to the network. On March 14, the European Command of the US Armed Forces announced that the Russian Su-27 hit the propeller of the American MQ-9 drone over the Black Sea, after which the drone fell into international waters. At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian fighters did not use on-board weapons and did not come into contact with a US drone.