Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine discovered dead near Benidorm|World News

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    Maxim Kuzminov’s dead body was discovered shot in a garage near Benidorm (Picture: AP/Rafa Arjones/Reuters)

    A Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine in 2015 has actually apparently been discovered dead near Benidorm in Spain.

    Maxim Kuzminov’s body was discovered with a lots gunshot injuries inside a garage in Villajoyosa, at 5pm, on February 13.

    A burnt-out cars and truck which was thought to be associated with the shooting was discovered soon later on in El Campello, and cops are searching for 2 suspects.

    Mr Kuzminov landed a Mi -8 helicopter in Kharkiv, Ukraine, last August, while flying in between 2 Russian bases.

    He shot dead 2 team members on board who were dissatisfied about landing in Ukraine.

    Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence stated at the time it drew him into defecting.

    Sergei Naryshkin, Russia’s foreign intelligence chief, stated: ‘In Russia it is traditional to speak either good of the dead or absolutely nothing at all.

    ‘This traitor and criminal became a moral corpse at the very moment when he planned his dirty and terrible crime.’

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    A burned car allegedly used by the perpetrators of the murder of the Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov to escape the scene is parked outside the Spanish Civil Guard barracks, in El Campello, Spain, February 14, 2024. Alex Dominguez/Informacion.es/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS

    A scorched cars and truck supposedly utilized by the wrongdoers of the murder of Mr Kuzminov (Picture: Reuters)

    In this photo taken Sept. 5, 2023 Russian defector Maksim Kuzminov attends a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine. Spanish police say they suspect the bullet-riddled body of a man found in an eastern town is that of Russian defector Maksim Kuzminov, who flew a Russian army helicopter on his escape across the Ukrainian front lines last year. (AP Photo/Vladyslav Musiienko)

    In this picture taken September 5 2023 Russian defector Mr Kuzminov goes to an interview in Kyiv, Ukraine (Picture: AP)

    Spanish Civil Guard officers investigate the garage where the body of Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov was found after he was shot dead, in Villajoyosa, Spain, February 13, 2024. Rafa Arjones/Informacion.es via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

    Spanish Civil Guard officers examine the garage where Mr Kuzminov’s body was discovered (Picture: Reuters)

    Civil Guard Investigators are checking out the possibility Mr Kuzminov was utilizing a phony identity in Spain.

    A representative stated: ‘On Tuesday recently a male appeared dead in Villajoyosa with a number of gunshot injuries.

    ‘In the course of the examination that is being performed, it has actually been discovered that the identity that individual was utilizing might be incorrect and come from another individual.

    ‘The Civil Guard is still trying to confirm this.’

    A regional at the scene stated they thought the guy did not live at the address and might have been a labourer doing structure work.

    Another stated the location is popular with Eastern Europeans and Russians around the 5 tower obstructs close to where he was discovered.



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    Mr Kuzminov’s death comes simply days after Putin’s primary challenger Alexei Navalny was discovered dead in an Arctic chastening nest.

    The 47- year-old was among Vladimir Putin’s most relentless critics and was viewed as the individual the Russian president feared one of the most.

    He ended up being a thorn in the leader’s eyes in his crusade versus corruption, calling him a ‘madman’, his ruling celebration ‘crooks and thieves’ and releasing files revealing their criminal offenses.

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