I haven't formed an opinion yet, on the intended point of Q/s post re: that Q400 theft. My intuition is that there isn;t a point, other than to get the reader to think about it.
Like the old joke, "What did one penguin say to the other?" Answer: "Ray - dee - oh"
Those people who are in on the joke laugh.
I think this was an aviation remote control show of force on an intercepted plot.