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Two Russian air force MiG-31 fighter jets and two Tu-22M3 bombers in the background during a training mission
Two Russian MiG-31 fighter jets and two Tu-22M3 bombers in the background during a training mission on June 10, 2024.

Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

  • Russia's FSB said it thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to hijack a missile-carrying strategic bomber.
  • It said Ukraine promised the pilot money and Italian citizenship to take off and land in Ukraine.
  • It also claimed NATO special services were involved in the failed operation.

Russia's Federal Security Service said it thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to hijack a missile-carrying strategic bomber.

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Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, hijack, plane-hijacking, bomber, news-uk, ukraine-war
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