Rysk helikopterkapare funnen mördad i Alicante - Putin eller gangsters?

HUR Confirms Death of Russian Helicopter Pilot Who Defected to Ukraine With Mi-8

According to Russian media, Maksim Kuzminov was shot dead, with at least five bullets in his body. He was found in an underground parking lot in the municipality of Villajoyosa, in the province of Alicante, Spain.

According to HUR's documentary, Ukrainian military intelligence facilitated a safe corridor for the helicopter’s flight. However, the pilot sustained injuries during the capture. Two other crew members chose “not to surrender and lost their lives upon landing.”

Russian state media said Kuzminov shot dead two of his crewmates before landing in Ukraine.

It also claimed Putin’s GRU military intelligence agents had orders to “eliminate” him, however long it took.

The same GRU unit was behind the botched nerve agent attacks on Sergei and Julia Skripal in Salisbury.

Last night Russian state media pointed the finger at Ukraine.

TASS alleged “Ukrainian intelligence agencies could have eliminated [Kuzimov] as an inconvenient witness”