BY A STAFF REPORTER: A Russian Su-27 fighter jet collided with a US MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Black Sea, the US military's European Command said. General James Hecker, commander of the US Air Forces Europe and Air Forces Africa, said: "Our MQ-9 aircraft was carrying out routine operations in international airspace. In fact, due to this unsafe and unprofessional act of the Russians, both planes have almost crashed. '