Defense Intelligence: Russian Pilot Kuzminov, Who Hijacked Russian Aerospace Forces Helicopter, Was Killed In Spain

What is known.

In Spain, on February 19, the Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov, who flew a Mi-8AMTSh helicopter to Ukraine, was found dead. This information was confirmed to Suspilne by the speaker of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine Andriy Yusov.

“We can confirm the fact of death,” Yusov said, without specifying the cause of the pilot’s death.

Information about Kuzminov’s death appeared in Telegram channels and the media, and was picked up by Russian media. In particular, the pro-Russian Italian website IL-corrispondente wrote about this, which called Kuzminov a “traitor.” According to the publication, in Alicante five days ago, on Tuesday, February 13, Kuzminov was killed with 12 shots, and then he was run over by a car.

Also, news about the murder of a Ukrainian citizen in a parking lot appeared in the Spanish Levante-EMV. The publication does not name the murdered man, but writes that he is 33 years old (Kuzminov is 28 years old). According to the publication, there are at least five gunshot wounds on the body.