Russia says it foiled Ukrainian-British plot to steal MiG-31 jet

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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Ukraine and Britain had sought to recruit Russian pilots to steal the fighter

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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had foiled a plot by Ukrainian and British spies to tempt Russian pilots to steal a MiG-31 jet armed with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile for $3 million, state media reported on Tuesday.

Russia says it foiled Ukrainian-British plot to steal MiG-31 jet

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