The Ukrainian special services tried to hijack a Tu-22M3 bomber for $2 million.

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Jul 9
europesays.bsky.socialRussia-Ukraine war LIVE: Russia says it foils Ukraine bid to hijack strategic bomber | WION LIVE Russia-Ukraine war LIVE: Russia says it foils Ukraine bid to hijack strategic bomber | WION LIVE Russia’s Federal…- @patricksudlow@mastodon.social'Russia Thwarted Ukrainian Attempt to Hijack Its Strategic Bomber'
- @novumtimesnews@mastodon.socialRussian Nuclear Bomber Hijacking Attempt ‘Thwarted’ by FSB Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said that it thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian intelligence to recruit a Russian pilot to hijack a Tu-22M3 supersonic strategic bomber jet. In a statement on Monday, the FSB said Ukraine’s special services promised the Russian pilot Italian citizenship and money as part of a deal that would see him “fly and land a missile carrier in Ukraine.”
Jul 8
kevinrothrock.meRussia’s FSB claims that Ukrainian intelligence tried to bribe/coerce a Russian pilot into hijacking a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber. The pilot says he was offered $3 million and Italian citizenship but also had his family threatened.Jul 8
did:plc:6y3honhec2jch2ryrbuyx5a5😵💫✈️ FSB said that it prevented the attempt of the Ukrainian special services to carry out an operation to hijack a Tu-22M3 bomber for $2 million… 🤔 Pilot was supposed to fly to the airfield near Zhytomyr, which the Russians tried to hit with missiles last night.