{"id":19348,"date":"2025-11-11T07:11:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=19348"},"modified":"2025-11-11T07:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T06:11:33","slug":"russian-fsb-foils-ukrainian-plot-to-hijack-mig-31-with-kinzhal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=19348","title":{"rendered":"Russian FSB Foils Ukrainian Plot to Hijack MiG-31 with Kinzhal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Moscow, DZWatch<\/strong> \u2013 Russia&#8217;s Federal Security Service (FSB) has reportedly thwarted a Ukrainian operation aimed at hijacking a MiG-31 fighter jet equipped with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile. The FSB claims the elaborate plot involved Ukrainian intelligence agents attempting to coerce Russian pilots into defecting with the advanced aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources within the FSB, the Ukrainian operatives had been in contact with Russian pilots, offering them significant financial incentives and guarantees of safe passage to a European country in exchange for their cooperation. The plan allegedly involved the pilots diverting the MiG-31 during a routine training flight and landing at a Ukrainian-controlled airfield.<\/p>\n<p><em>DZWatch<\/em> has not been able to independently verify these claims. However, Russian authorities have released purported evidence of the plot, including intercepted communications and financial transactions, to support their allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The Kinzhal missile, carried by the MiG-31, is a key component of Russia&#8217;s advanced weapons arsenal. Its hypersonic speed and maneuverability make it extremely difficult to intercept, and its potential for carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads makes it a strategic asset. The FSB&#8217;s statement suggests that the Ukrainian operation was specifically designed to gain access to this sensitive technology.<\/p>\n<p>The incident underscores the heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and the ongoing intelligence operations conducted by both sides. This alleged attempt to hijack a cutting-edge military asset highlights the lengths to which both nations are willing to go in the pursuit of strategic advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Russian authorities have stated that those involved in the plot will face severe consequences. The incident is currently under investigation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=44\">More News articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moscow, DZWatch \u2013 Russia&#8217;s Federal Security Service (FSB) has reportedly thwarted a Ukrainian operation aimed at hijacking a MiG-31 fighter jet equipped with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile. The FSB claims the elaborate plot involved Ukrainian intelligence agents attempting to coerc&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19350,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19348\/revisions\/19350"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}