Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov, 28, defected with a Mi-8 helicopter in an operation prepared with Ukrainian intelligence.
A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter will get a considerable benefit of half a million dollars for altering sides and taking Russia’s military devices with him.
Ukraine’s military intelligence spokesperson, Andriy Yusov, stated on Ukrainian tv on Tuesday that the cash would be paid in the nationwide currency, the hryvnia, and gotten in touch with other Russian military workers to do the same and flaw to Kyiv’s side.
The case of the 28-year-old Russian helicopter pilot, Maxim Kuzminov, has actually been commonly reported on by Ukrainian media.
“Once once again, those Russians who do not wish to end up being war crooks, please, give up, problem to the Ukrainian side and safeguard your own honour and conscience, battle versus [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s routine,” Yusov stated in a tv conversation on the prominent defection.
⚡ Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine to get $500,000 benefit.
Maksim Kuzminov, a Russian helicopter pilot who has actually defected to Ukraine, will get the hryvnia equivalent of $500,000 (around Hr 18 million), Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) representative Andrii …
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 5, 2023
Ukraine’s intelligence service convinced the Russian pilot to flaw in an unique operation revealed in August.
According to the online news website Ukrainska Pravda, the operation, which took a while to arrange, included the Russian pilot flying his helicopter into Ukrainian area and landing in the eastern area of Kharkiv where Ukraine’s unique forces were waiting.
2 Russian team members who were onboard the helicopter, and uninformed of the defection plot, declined to give up and were eliminated by Ukrainian forces, according to reports.
The pilot’s household had actually left Russia earlier and were apparently in Ukraine, according to the reports.
The Mi-8 helicopter, an important acquisition for Ukrainian forces, was likewise bring extra parts for Russian fighter jets, Ukrainska Pravda reported.
A movie about the unique operation of the GUR “Synytsya (Tit)”, as an outcome of which it was possible to tempt a russian helicopter pilot.
In early August, Maxim Kuzminov landed a Mi-8 helicopter, filled with parts for russian battle airplane, in the Kharkiv area. In … pic.twitter.com/lpicFI9fAH
— Maria Drutska (@maria_drutska) September 3, 2023
In a declaration on Tuesday on the pilot’s defection, Yusov stated, “This is simply the start, there is more to come”.
The Russian pilot had actually reached Ukraine through “his effort”, Yusov stated, according to the regional news outlet Ukraine Media Centre.
“At the minute, a brand-new page is being turned– these are individuals who make a principled ideological choice, those who condemn the Russian war versus Ukraine, who, together with devices– presently we are speaking about pricey devices, about the Mi-8 helicopter– make a mindful choice and base on the side of excellent,” he stated.
Ukraine has a main list of benefits for Russian soldiers who flaw with military devices such as airplane and heavy weapons. For a Russian tank, for instance, the benefit is $100,000, the DPA news firm reported.
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