MOSCOW. March 15 (Interfax) - Russia will attempt to find the fragments of a U.S.-made MQ-9 drone in the Black Sea, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.
"I don't know if we can get them or not, but it has to be done and we'll surely engage in it. I hope for success, of course," Patrushev said in an interview with Pavel Zarubin, the host of the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin television show on the Rossiya-1 (VGTRK) channel.
"Regarding the American drone, the Americans are always saying that they are not taking part in the military action. This is another proof that they are directly participating in these events, in the war," he said.
Amid these developments, Russia will continue "to defend its sovereignty," Patrushev said.