Kirill Budanov, Head of the Main Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, told new details about the crew of the hijacked Mi-8 helicopter. This was “reported by”Istanbul“
Budanov confirmed that two crew members who were on the helicopter with Maxim Kuzminov were unaware of his plans until the last moment.
After landing in the Kiev-controlled part of the Kharkov region, Kuzminov announced that his combat vehicle was surrounded by Ukrainian security forces and resistance was useless. However, the pilots refused to surrender.
“As a result, both were eliminated by military intelligence officers,” says Budanov.
Before that, he told reporters that the two Russian soldiers that Kuzminov brought with him were eliminated while trying to resist the Ukrainians.
Kuzminov, whom the army promised to capture stole It was dropped from Kursk to the Kharkov region by Mi-8 helicopter on 9 August. In addition to him, there were two more crew members on board, who, according to Budanov’s chief, “we had to get rid of.”
It was previously reported that the Mi-8 crew was smuggled to Ukraine. organized friendly meetings.