"The FSB, acting together with the Russian Interior Ministry, thwarted an attempt to carry out an act of sabotage, masterminded by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, against the Severny airfield in the Ivanovo Region, which was supposed to involve drones filled with explosives," the statement reads, according to TASS.
The perpetrators planned to target A-50 early warning and control aircraft, the FSB added.
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