According to CNN, the Russian warplane forced down the American drone, of the Reaper model, after the drone's propellers were damaged.

CNN writes that the drone from the US Air Force was forced down in international waters in the Black Sea and was completely destroyed.

The incident is the first known when Russian warplanes and American aircraft have been involved in a direct confrontation, writes CNN.

The two Russian fighter jets involved in the incident were of the "SU-27" model.

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