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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    4 months ago

    congratulations, now there’s a 1/10-of-the-earth-landmass sized north korea with nukes

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      4 months ago

      If you don’t understand the difference between an enforced national religious cult (DPRK) and a tenuous “democracy” that’s only allowed to exist for as long as the oligarchs are able to maintain their income…

      …learn.