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Russia's FSB claims to have foiled a Ukrainian and British intelligence operation to recruit a Russian pilot to steal a MiG-31 fighter jet armed with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile. The alleged plot aimed to fly the aircraft to a NATO air base in Romania,
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World War 2 music helps Ukraine jam Russia’s deadly hypersonic missiles
In a symbolic move, Night Watch has replaced the missile’s satellite navigation signal with the Ukrainian patriotic anthem “Our Father Is Bandera,” a tribute to World War II nationalist leader Stepan Bandera. Any nonstandard information provided to a satellite-guided munition through spoofing can introduce navigational error.
Russia's FSB alleged that the operation had been planned by Ukraine's intelligence services and their 'British handlers'.
Russia is open to sending hypersonic missiles to Venezuela, a Russian lawmaker told local media, adding that the U.S. could be in for "some surprises." "We supply Venezuela with virtually the entire range of weapons, from small arms to aircraft," Alexei Zhuravlev, first deputy chairman of Russia's parliamentary defense committee, told Gazeta.Ru.