A Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last year in a secret operation has been found dead in Spain, according to the main military intelligence agency in Kyiv.

Reports in Russian and Spanish media on Monday said Maksim Kuzminov was found dead after allegedly moving to the town of Villajoyosa in Alicante on the Mediterranean coast, in an area popular with holidaymakers. His body was discovered last Tuesday, it was said, on the car park ramp underneath an apartment block.

The reports claimed he had been murdered by unknown gunmen who fired 12 shots. A burnt-out car was discovered nearby in the Costa Blanca town of El Campello. Spanish police had initially thought the shooting was gang-related before reportedly learning of the victim’s extraordinary backstory and his former role in Russia’s war and invasion.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Everything is about US politics

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

The US has fingers in many pies. including this one

[–] AdmiralShat 6 points 1 year ago

Things happening in relation to a war we are participating in by proxy seems pretty topical to our political landscape, yes. That's how it works. We are involved politically