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- Maksym Kuzminov, a Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine last year, was found shot dead in Spain.
- Kuzminov had urged other Russians to defect and said they would be set for life.
- Spanish media reported he was living in Spain with a Ukrainian passport under an alternative name.
The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter in August was found shot to death in Spain last week, according to media reports in Ukraine and Spain.