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A Russian pilot who disagreed with the invasion of Ukraine defected to Ukrainian forces, taking the Mi-8 helicopter with him.
The pilot defected during a special operation that was kept secret as the news was announced today by the Ukrainian military intelligence service.
"The pilot is now in Ukraine," while the other two members of the helicopter's crew, who were unaware of his intentions, "were killed after landing," the agency said.
Kiev explained that it had been preparing this operation "for months" after the pilot, named Maxim Kuzminov, contacted Ukrainian forces and asked for security guarantees.
When given the opportunity, at one point while flying the helicopter near the border, he began to reduce altitude until he reached the point agreed with the Ukrainians.
Military intelligence said Kuzminov served in the Russian Air Force's 319th Helicopter Squadron, which is based in Primorye, in the Russian Far East.
Meanwhile, as it became known, his family was safely transferred to Ukraine.
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