US EditionRussia says foiled spy plot to steal MiG-31 jet armed with hypersonic missile
Ukrainian and British intelligence allegedly offered $3 million to recruit Russian pilots to steal a MiG-31 jet armed with a Kinzhal missile for a staged NATO provocation.
- Russia's Federal Security Service announced that it foiled a plot to hijack a MiG-31 fighter jet equipped with a Kinzhal missile, allegedly by Ukrainian military intelligence and British handlers, who planned to provoke NATO by flying it towards Romania's air base.
- The proposed plan involved flying the jet towards Romania's Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, where it would be shot down, which the FSB described as a large-scale provocation.
- There was no independent verification of the FSB's claims, and Ukraine, NATO, and Bellingcat did not immediately comment on the allegations.
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Russia Claims British Intelligence and Ukraine Tried to Steal Mach 2.83 MiG-31K Fighter
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s FSB claims UK MI6 and Ukraine’s HUR tried to recruit MiG-31K crew to deliver a Kinzhal-armed jet to NATO territory, boosting a bounty from $1M to $3M and promising citizenship. The plan hinges on a rear-seat navigator poisoning the pilot and then flying to Romania or Odesa. Russia’s MiG-31 Fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons. MiG-31 Russian Air Force. Image Credit: Creative Commons. -Aviation experts note th…
U.K.-Ukrainian plot to steal jet, missile thwarted by Russian security: Report
Russian security officials this week said they thwarted an attempt by British and Ukrainian intelligence services to steal a MiG-31 jet armed with the Kinzhal hypersonic missile and fly it to a NATO airbase in Romania.
Did the Russians just thwart a major false-flag attack designed to kickstart World War III?
by Leo Hohmann, Leo’s Newsletter: According to Russian media, a British-led operation sought to hijack an advanced Russian jet fighter armed with a hypersonic missile and possibly use it for an attack on a NATO-member state in Europe. There’s an interesting story being reported in the Russian media today that, if true, shows just how […]
Russia Says It Foiled Ukrainian-British Plot to Steal a Mig-31 Jet, State Media Reports
MOSCOW—Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had foiled a plot by Ukrainian and British spies to tempt Russian pilots to steal a MiG-31 jet armed with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile for $3 million, state media reported on Tuesday. The RIA news agency cited the FSB as saying that the hijacked jet was to be flown toward a NATO air base in the Romanian city of Constanta, where it could have been shot down by air defences, the agency reporte…
Russia accuses journalist Christo Grozev of involvement in alleged Ukrainian-British plot to hijack fighter jet
Moscow alleged on Tuesday that it had uncovered an operation by Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) and its “British handlers” to hijack a Russian MiG-31 fighter jet.
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