Russia shot down Georgian spy drone: UN

The United Nations said yesterday that a Russian air force plane shot down an unmanned Georgian spy drone over Abkhazia last month, strengthening Tbilisi's claims that Moscow is aiding the rebel territory.

A UN report compiled from video footage, witness statements and radar records was the weightiest independent endorsement to date of Tbilisi's allegation - denied by Moscow - that a Russian jet downed its spy plane on April 20.

The report said radar records showed the fighter jet headed into Russian airspace after shooting down the spy plane over breakaway Abkhazia.