Ukraine: Russian pilot who defected shot dead in Spain

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Russian pilot who defected is said to have been shot dead in Spain

A defected Russian pilot at a press conference in Kiev on September 5, 2023. He had received the equivalent of over 460,000 euros from Ukraine.

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Six months ago, a Russian helicopter pilot defected to Ukraine. Now he is supposed to be dead.

One to A Russian helicopter pilot who defected from Ukraine is dead, according to information from Kiev. “We can confirm this fact,” Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman Andriy Yusov told public television on Monday. He did not provide any further information about the circumstances of his death.

According to media reports, the body was found in Spain. “He brought his ex to him and was found shot,” wrote the internet portal Ukrayinska Pravda, citing its own intelligence sources. There was no confirmation from Spanish authorities.

Ukraine: Russian defector received around 460,000 euros

The pilot flew from Russia to Ukraine in August last year with a fully equipped Mi-8 army helicopter. After landing at a Ukrainian military airfield, the other two crew members were shot while trying to escape, according to Ukrainian sources. The Russian received the equivalent of over 460,000 euros from Kiev for the crime. State television in Moscow reported in the fall that the Russian secret service had received the order to kill the man who was considered a traitor.

Ukraine has been fending off a Russian invasion for almost two years. In April 2022, Kiev set rewards for functional Russian military equipment handed over to Ukraine. The Ukrainian state promises Russian defectors the equivalent of over 920,000 euros as the maximum reward for a fighter aircraft.

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