A Pentagon spokesman acknowledged that the U.S. military drone that crashed into the Black Sea after being saturbed by a Russian military aircraft was unlikely to lead to the leakage of classified information even if the wreckage was recovered by the Russian side for taking information protection measures.
The U.S. military announced that on the 14th over the Black Sea facing southern Ukraine, a reconnaissance drone collided with a Russian fighter jet and crashed into the sea because it lost control.
Currently, there are no American military vessels in the Black Sea, and senior U.S. officials are of the view that the crashed aircraft may not be recovered.
U.S. Department of Defense spokesman Ryder pointed out at a press conference on the 16th that there are signs that Russia is trying to recover the wreckage of the drone.
However, Ryder said that the drone crashed into the deep sea and that measures were taken to protect the information, saying that "it is highly unlikely that anything useful will be recovered" and that even if the wreckage is recovered by the Russian side, it is unlikely to lead to the leakage of classified information.
Ryder also reiterated his call for the Russian side to fly safely, saying, "We thought it was important to provide the footage to publicly show the reckless and dangerous actions taken by Russia."