Belarusian dispatcher Oleg Galega, who put the flight of Ryanair airlines in Minsk with the former Telegram-channel of Nexta Roman Protasevich on board, spoke about the operation of the KGB. This was announced on the New York Times newspaper Wednesday with reference to sources in European power structures.
According to him, the transmitted pilot of the aircraft. The message about a possible location on board the bomb was knowingly false.
As the edition notes, in the summer of 2021, Galgens illegally crossed the Belarusian-Polish border, after which he contacted the US Embassy in Warsaw, but he was redirected to the Polish authorities. The dispatcher told them that the plane was forced to sit down due to the operation of the KGB.
information was partially confirmed by the representative of the Security Service of Poland Stanislav Zarin. According to Zarina, the country’s authorities managed to receive testimony from a certain witness who was “directly witnessing events in the air traffic control tower in Minsk.” The witness said that the Action in the Tower was led by the KGB officer, which received instructions on the phone. It was this officer who ordered to give a false message about the bomb on board.
The airline Ryanair, which followed from Athens to Vilnius, landed on May 23 at Minsk airport after reporting an explosive device on board. MiG-29 fighter was raised for escort, after landing liner, information about mining was not confirmed. On board the aircraft there was a Russian woman Sophia Saphega and the creator of the Telegram channel NEXTA Roman Protasevich, they were detained immediately after landing. Later, the girl admitted that the Telegram channel led, which published the data of Belarusian security officials.