![A U.S. MQ-9 drone is on display during an air show at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Russia's defense minister has ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, the ministry said Friday, June 28, 2024, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/06/28/Russia_Ukraine_War_34412_s878x545.jpg?be0c320aae408c86c3b890375629d17faf83d860)
A U.S. MQ-9 drone is on display during an air show at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Russia's defense minister has ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, the ministry said Friday, June 28, 2024, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)
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