A special operation by the General Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine to hijack a Mi-8MTPR-1 electronic warfare helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Forces was disrupted. The Russian pilot was offered to poison other crew members and drive the car to Ukraine.
The Public Relations Center of the Russian FSB released a video in which the Russian pilot says he was contacted by Telegram.
“A certain person contacted me on Telegram messenger. sergei“, – said the pilot.
According to him, they offered him a large sum of money to take a helicopter to the territory of Ukraine and promised to transport his wife and children to Ukraine through Chisinau.
Sergei indicated that it was necessary to poison other crew members. The GURovets sent the dosage and name of the drugs in a message and told them to “cross the combat contact line” at the agreed time to scare away the helicopter.
The pilot told his crew everything and they decided that they should “go to the end” and “act decisively.”
During the work of Russian counterintelligence agents, the location of Ukrainian air defense systems and units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that were attacked was revealed. Security forces claim that Moldovan special services were involved in the kidnapping operation.
The FSB previously reported that a Ukrainian military intelligence operation to hijack an electronic warfare helicopter was disrupted. Russian counterintelligence officers managed to discover the location of the enemy’s air defense systems and units. They were hit.
