Maksim Kuzminov, a 28-year-old Russian pilot, deserted last August and delivered his helicopter to the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian and Russian media attest to this, a source close to the investigation confirms it to the EFE agency, and the Spanish authorities do not deny it.
The Civil Guard clarified Tuesday morning in Le Figaro that the papers carried by the victim were falsified, without being able to certify the real identity. The pilot himself told the local media about the operation, called Synystia (“tit”).