Recently, a number of media reported that a Global Hawk drone of the United States was shot down by a Russian MiG-31 fighter in the waters near Crimea. Although the Russian state media did not report on the incident, it is very likely, as is the case in Russia. After all, some of Ukraine's attacks on targets in Russia are almost always supported by Western intelligence. The most fundamental way to deter Ukraine's attacks on targets in Russia is to cut off U.S. intelligence support for Ukraine.
U.S. Global Hawk drone
As far as Russia is concerned, shooting down an American drone can play a role in shocking the tiger, and it is intended to tell the Americans that Russia will not hesitate to go to war directly with the United States in order to safeguard its own interests. So if this is true, will the United States retaliate against Russia? The editor believes that the United States will most likely choose to swallow its anger and will not have obvious retaliatory actions. The United States has always put its interests first, and Russia is a military power, and if the United States takes retaliatory measures against Russia militarily, it is very likely to trigger a direct war between the United States and Russia. The United States will never go to war directly with Russia, because this will lead to a defeat for both sides and jeopardize the hegemony of the United States.
Russian MiG-31 fighter
Referring to the way the United States has handled similar incidents, the most likely response is to deny it outright, or not respond at all. It is impossible for the United States to break out into a direct military conflict with another big country because of such a trivial matter, because it is not in the interests of the United States.
Global Hawk UAV