Russian Pilot Who Defected to Ukraine Is Believed Dead in Spain
Maksim Kuzminov pulled off a daring escape last summer when he defected to Ukraine and handed his military helicopter over to Ukrainian commandos in exchange for half a million dollars.
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| Maksim Kuzminov, a Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine, speaking in Kyiv in September, after he landed a Russian military helicopter in Poltova, Ukraine the previous month.Credit...EPA, via Shutterstock |
