Kayiv (TDI): British agents associated with Ukraine are suspected of plotting episode of a Russian pilot flee Russia, says a report carried by prominent web portal, MSN.
A story published on MSN claimed that the UK has joined war against Russia.
The plot of a Russian pilot flee was revealed by the Russian news agency Tass, the report further said.
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On November 11, a video showing a Russian helicopter pilot was published on the agency’s website.
The pilot had received instructions from the Ukrainian intelligence service (HUR) to flee Russia with his family.
A member of Ukrainian intelligence, using the pseudonym “Sergei,” is said to have contacted the pilot via the Messenger app.
He then explained how to cross the border to bypass Ukrainian air defenses, and at which airfield he could land after “poisoning” his crew, according to details published in daily The Independent.
This would have allowed him to reach Moldova, via Turkey.
The MSN further said that the man has told his story to other soldiers, who decided to alert their superiors.
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The FSB, the Russian intelligence service, accuses “British agents” of having participated in the “plot” in question.
