The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced it thwarted a Ukrainian attempt to recruit a Russian pilot to hijack a Mi-8MTPR-1 electronic warfare helicopter. The plot involved asking the pilot to poison his crew and defect with the helicopter to Ukrainian-controlled territory. This incident echoes a similar July situation involving a Russian bomber. The FSB has faced accusations of targeting Kremlin opponents, while Ukraine has claimed to dismantle FSB agent networks plotting against its leadership.