Summary
Russia's domestic intelligence agency, the FSB, said it stopped a plan by the Ukrainian and British intelligence to hijack a Russian jet armed with a hypersonic missile. The plan involved convincing a Russian pilot to defect with his plane to a NATO airbase in Romania, but Russian authorities claim to have foiled the plot.
Key Facts
- The FSB claimed Ukraine and the UK planned to hijack a MiG-31 jet with a hypersonic missile.
- The targeted location for the plane's arrival was a NATO airbase in Constanta, Romania.
- The operation allegedly involved offering the Russian pilot $3 million and citizenship in Europe.
- Russian state TV shared evidence, like messages and recordings, allegedly linking the plot to Ukraine and the UK.
- The FSB mentioned the involvement of Bellingcat, a UK-based group, as either part of the plot or as a cover.
- The FSB drew parallels to a similar 2022 accusation involving a different Russian jet.
- This development is part of ongoing information and military conflicts between Russia, Ukraine, and Western countries.
