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Let us start with the facts:

The MQ9 drone was conducting an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance mission in international air space off the coast of Crimea.
The MQ9 turned off its Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder.
Russian air defense systems were tracking the drone.
Russian jet fighters were scrambled to intercept the drone.
The United States and NATO have been flying drones along the Crimea coast for more than a year.
The drone was brought down without a shot being fired by the Russian combat jet fighters.
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