Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine ’shot dead’ in Spain | DW News

Spanish police say they believe the body of a man shot dead in the garage of an apartment building in Alicante is that of Russian helicopter pilot Maksim Kuzminov who defected to Ukraine last year. He was found dead on February 13 in the Spanish resort where he is belived to have been living. Kuzminov had said that opposition to the war is what made him conspire with Ukrainian intelligence to leave Russia. He reportedly also received around half a million dollars to do so. Subscribe: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Instagram: ►Twitch: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: #Russia #Ukraine #war