Spanish intelligence services believe that the murder of Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov, who had defected to Ukraine with his Mi-8 military helicopter, is the work of the "long arm of the Kremlin," Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Feb. 22.
Authorities say that Maksim Kuzminov, a Russian serviceman who defected to Ukraine last year in a MI-8 helicopter, has been found shot to death in a Spanish town.
Maksim Kuzminov's death in Spain was first reported on Feb. 19 by Ukrainska Pravda and other Ukrainian media outlets, citing the press service of Ukraine's military intelligence.