The Russian Federation was accused of destroying their last aircraft carrier in plan - the media

According to the FSB, Ukrainian intelligence intended to recruit the Russian military for monetary rewards and granting Italian citizenship. The FSB of the Russian Federation stated that they prevented the attempts of Ukrainian intelligence to destroy the only remaining aircraft carriers, "Admiral Kuznetsov" in northern Russia. Newsweek writes about it.

In March, the Ukrainian intelligence officer, who was recommended by Oleg, contacted WhatsApp and Telegram with a Russian citizen who worked on the flagship ship of the Navy of Russia. Oleg proposed a significant remuneration and the possibility of traveling abroad for diversion, the FSB reported. They added that the operation was personally killed by the head of military intelligence of Ukraine Kirill Budanov.

According to the FSB, Ukrainian intelligence intended to recruit the Russian military for monetary rewards and granting Italian citizenship to persuade him to help Ukraine get a rocket launcher. NATO's involvement is also claimed. Admiral Kuznetsov, laid on the water in 1985, was decommissioned and since 2018 is repaired after a crane collapsed in a verdict near Murmansk. In July 2023, Russian media reported that the ship could return to the end of this year.