"Kindzhal of propaganda", or how the FSB created a communicative about the hijacking of the MiG-31

According to the FSB, the plane was to be intercepted by a recruited pilot and diverted toward the Romanian city of Constanta, where it would then be shot down by NATO anti-aircraft defenses - which would constitute a "large-scale provocation" against Russia. As reported by Al Jazeera English, Russian services claimed that Ukrainian military intelligence officers acting with the aid of "British superiors" were to offer Russian pilots up to $3 million and citizenship of a Western country of their choice in exchange for participation in the operation. In the version presented by the FSB, the conspiracy was said to have been "coordinated from the West," and its preparation allegedly active the investigative journalism website Bellingcat, considered an "undesirable organization" by the Russian authorities, which has vehemently denied any connection to the case, describing the accusations as "completely false."