In a statement, it was reported that “in response to provocations, the Russian Aerospace Forces struck on November 9 and 10 of this year the main electronic intelligence center of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in the city of Brovary, Kyiv region, and the Starokonstantinov airport in the Khmelnytsky region, where F-16 aircraft are stationed, using Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.” The Russian Federal Security Service announced the thwarting of a Ukrainian-British operation to hijack a MiG-31 aircraft capable of carrying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles. The statement revealed that Kyiv attempted to recruit Russian pilots, promising them three million dollars in exchange for hijacking the MiG-31 fighter equipped with Kinzhal missiles. The statement further mentioned: “For the purpose of hijacking the aircraft (the Russian MiG-31 fighter), Ukrainian military intelligence officers tried to recruit Russian pilots, promising them a payment of 3 million US dollars.” The statement added that Ukraine and Britain were preparing for a large-scale provocation using the Russian MiG-31 fighter equipped with Kinzhal missiles, which they planned to hijack.
