OREANDA-NEWS  The United States considers the aviation restrictions imposed by Russia over the Black Sea illegal, as they were called by the coordinator of strategic communications at the National Security Council, John Kirby, his words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

The representative of the White House stressed that the United States will continue to fly over the Black Sea area and will not comply with restrictions.

On March 14, Western media published data on the collision of an American unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea.

The military department indicated that the drone was flying with the transponders turned off and violated the boundaries of the area of the airspace use regime near the Crimean Peninsula. The UAV was moving in the direction of the state border of Russia.