Russia Foils Ukrainian Special Op To Hijack Moscow’s Warplanes

Russian intelligence claims to have stopped a sophisticated Ukrainian plot to use spies to hijack several military jets, an intel officer and pilot told RT. Kiev’s spies reportedly traced Russian military personnel via their online footprint to offer them financial rewards for defecting. A Su-34 pilot targeted in the plot told RT that he was initially reluctant to speak with the spies, believing the promise of $1 million for stealing warplanes and defecting to be a prank. After realizing his interlocutors were serious about the proposal, he tipped off Russian intelligence, which then monitored subsequent conversations. “They believed so much in the possibility of organizing the hijacking that they revealed the layout of their defense systems, altitude maps, and lots of other useful information to us,” the Russian pilot said.