LIVE News Updates: The United States claims that two Russian Su-27 fighter planes clipped the propeller of one its MQ-9 spy drone in a “reckless intercept in international air space”. The drone crashed into the Black Sea on March 14. However, Russia’s Defence Ministry has denied the US accusations and said the drone and said it crashed after “sharp manoeuvring”. This is the first direct encounter between the two superpowers since the Russia-Ukraine war began last year.