The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation reported an attempt to organize the theft of the Tu-22M3 strategic bomber to Ukraine.
“The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, the next attempt by the Ukrainian intelligence services has been suppressed to conduct an operation to carry out the hijacking abroad of a distant strategic bomber of the Tu -22M3 of the Russian Air Force,” the Russian FSB Center for Public Relations (COOs) of Russia.
as follows from the message, “Ukrainian intelligence intended to recruit a Russian military pilot for monetary rewards and providing Italy citizenship, to include to carry out the flight and landing of a missile carrier in Ukraine.” The involvement of the special services of the NATO countries in the preparation of the operation and its implementation was revealed, the Central Central Department Store said.
“During the operational game, Russian counterintelligence received information that helped our armed forces inflict a fire defeat along the APU airfield,” follows from the text of the message.
Tu-22M3-Far supersonic missile-bomber with a wing of variable swimming, designed to damage marine and ground targets with controlled missiles and air bombs, a carrier of nuclear and ordinary bombs and missiles.