Ukraine Releases Video of Russian Pilot Who Defected | WSJ News

A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine last month spoke to reporters on Tuesday and said he had been helped by Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence service. Capt. Maksim Kuzminov said he reached out to the agency late last year after months lamenting the Russian invasion of Ukraine and his part in it. Photo: Kirill Chubotin/Zuma Press
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[@hansk5024]

Assassinated 4 days ago in Villajoyosa Spain

[@annahalcinova9467]

Nie zavraždený, ale popravený.🤔👍Bol veliteľ vrtuľníka a zabil svoju posádku, 2 mužov, ktorí nesúhlasili s únosom. Zradil 2x, spravodlivosť ho našla. 🤨👍👍👍

[@Hereford1642]

When you get your fellow crew members killed and all for money then you do not deserve a happy long life.

[@milliland211]

Ukrajina mu zaplatila pül mil. dolarü (skoro 12 mil.Kč) a dostal nové papíry. Od Ruska dostal 5 kulek.

[@goemon9378]

​@@Hereford1642his crew members probably killed a lot of babies and the war in Ukraine is an illegal one, so probably not all for money

[@RS-lw1hz]

@@milliland211 6 and then was run over by a car

[@ariman8557]

There are reports, that he was found dead in Spain.

[@milliland211]

Yes,he got it from Ukraine half million dollars and new passport.

[@user-ee6nb9ec6v]

​@@milliland211passport - yes. Money - no.

[@haiwatigere6202]

Justice served then

[@jeckjeck3119]

Faked his death, I bet.

[@BeezelBub8Is]

Traitors justice.

[@joeway8665]

He had no right to get his fellow soldiers killed.

[@lollipupke4212]

Traitors are get killed war 2. So now is a russian?there other rules? Noway traitors from a land the wurst.

[@jeckjeck3119]

Not soldiers, orks;)

[@760HorsePower]

​@@jeckjeck3119ok nahtzi

[@joeway8665]

@@jeckjeck3119 Ok Goebbels.

[@chucksnightmare7674]

@joeway8665--- Not killed, MURDERED. And those two fellow crew mates MURDER/ blood are on his hands/soul. And if he was still alive, if he lived 50, 60 more years, he could never wash their BLOOD off his hands. The fishy story of his death kinda sounds like he unalived himself because he couldn't sleep since he murdered his two crew mates.

[@Thesamurai1999]

He played a dangerous game. FSB waited for him to get comfortable in his new lifestyle and then they struck.

[@MilanNedicSerbia]

Reporter: ''What you can't forgive?'' Putin: ''Betrayal''

[@angelacalifornia7756]

Unforgivable offense! Traitor!

[@the_gamer_kinda]

Putin never forgot,

[@dennischingpen-gs5zn]

Not just Putin ..but Patriotic Russians never forgets Cowards & Traitors..

[@koensmusic]

God never forgets either.

[@dktky5658]

"Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer." Tacitus

[@sergiyrospysdiyenko6224]

According to russian law, taking part of invasion of another country would get you 20 years in prison. Those participating in war crimes are criminals. And soldiers like this pilot are those who won't follow criminal orders and any side would be proud of

[@jeckjeck3119]

Then Putler must be hated even more than I thought.

[@bungalowjuice7225]

This is not a traitor. putler is a traitor to russia

[@user-mi5xq8zj7u]

If you’re part of an unjust and unprovoked invasion, condemned by the entire world, “betrayal” is the only honorable and brave thing for one to do

[@paindude5385]

​@@user-mi5xq8zj7uThe Invasion was Just and Provoked. Ukraine was bombing Many cities and villages in the donbass before the war began, causing Russia to gain concern and side with the donbass people, warning that if ukraine didnt stop, they would invade. Ukraine refused the ultimatum, Russia invaded.

[@thehectonator9677]

The boy has been shot dead in 🇪🇸 Spain so i guess they did find him and killed him just like they said they would

[@dragansavic4771]

Pravda je zadovoljena

[@Bear-kb4kt]

And now hes dead

[@annaleedaughterofyhwh7767]

My heart goes out to the two Russian soldiers who were killed, because they weren’t informed. 😭

[@-Robin-1]

@@hippiebippie8870 .

[@-Robin-1]

@@hippiebippie8870 how do you really know who they’ve killed if anyone? You don’t. You only believe the lies told by YOUR CIA controlled news outlets. You don’t know anything.

[@waltmex6099]

@@ThePainkiller3666🪱

[@justinfaulkner4663]

You can't inform them, because Russians can't be trusted. I hope they fertilize the fields for Ukraine's harvest this year

[@Elucidator-]

They had opportunity to surrender, but did not. They died like many other Russian soldiers: for absolutely nothing. For a man in a palace far away from the battlefield, to whom their deaths are just numbers.

[@dangerkitty123]

His two crewmen were killed because of his actions. He betrayed his crew and he will have to live with that, if he has a conscience. Which is doubtful.

[@02markcal]

A VERY brave man who did the right thing, and the other Russian soldiers should have been grateful they wouldn't be killed for Putin's invasion of another country.

[@shawnperry75]

He is like the Nazis that did this to their people to get to America. There is always traitors. The other two probably had no weapons to fight so was running for their life’s cause they already knew they was dead thanks to this kid that looks like he plays video games in the basement

[@philsmidwestclassiccars150]

Well now. It wasn't his decision to run. He elected to stop fighting & surrender. His crewmen decided to run. That decision cost them their lives.

[@shawnperry75]

@@philsmidwestclassiccars150lmao that goofy kid set them up dummy

[@zenster1097]

@@shawnperry75 Even so, I would've surrendered. Legs belong to you. Being set up or not.

[@dennismayer4936]

Leaving a country with their helicopter... ok. Getting two crew members killed is the lowest.

[@sincerelyjb3]

The fact he let his comrades die sickens me.

[@jeckjeck3119]

Why? They are only Orcssians.

[@Lalo6169]

Good, they made their own choice

[@Anvilman]

They should have surrendered when given the option.

[@yunuss58]

Considering they were willing participants in a genocidal war who regused to surrender. I say good riddance

[@Brada86_]

​@@yunuss58 genocidal? Russia could be carpet bombing ukraine. The us cia rigged the elections in 2014 and basically bragged about it on TV. Both countries have puppet regimes.

[@romanrempel2823]

Den gibt es nicht mehr. Solche haben ein kurzes Leben.

[@rafibrohrafibroh6316]

And the Russian FSB hunted him in spain

[@bamf6603]

But nah i change my mind somebody just recognised him in spain and just reported it to russians

[@bamf6603]

It was some russian or spain

[@domfel2123]

Traitors usually die fast

[@WilliamJAmpio]

Non sembra come dici tu, visto che Priggy è vissuto per ben 2 mesi dopo aver puntato su Mosca uccidendo una quindicina di piloti russi sul percorso. Forse in russia "fast" non è come in occidente, la russia è un mondo al contrario

[@nonyabusiness1990]

Not true, Donald Trump is still alive!

[@Sziasztok742]

traitor. What else did he expect?

[@vigilante3916]

He also killed 2 friends who didn’t join him

[@user-ij7rb2wu9o]

This fool called his girlfriend in russia 😂

[@RMON2K98]

I always thought the SVR’s reach outside of Russia was BS, well they seemed to have proven me wrong

[@giantusa]

What if it was the work of some hotheaded Russian guys living in Spain?

[@inouno77]

They reach all over the world.

[@docrobert8099]

The guy's sleeping with fish now.

[@VK-zt6sw]

Nobody likes traitors, even he supposed to get $1000000 his 2 members of the crew were killed?

[@nonyabusiness1990]

I like this traitor...

[@jeckjeck3119]

I like this so called traitor. Unlike Putler the traitor.

[@avetsuper6272]

@@nonyabusiness1990 you know how traitors end up right?

[@maou--sama]

today he died Russian intelligence head said " he was already a 'moral' corpse when he defected " when he defected, the soldiers he was carrying onto a mission were all killed by UA tbh he had it coming

[@capybara9961]

"The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies."

[@jeckjeck3119]

Orkssians have no concept of friendhsip or comradarie.

[@youneskh.9173]

He's dead now. Look it up

[@mauromasterx]

The men he betrayed have been avenged

[@alanjamey2777]

Betrayal is not always wrong.

[@youneskh.9173]

@@alanjamey2777 killing your 2 comrads collegues to defect to Ukraine is wrong

[@noahname6695]

I think it’s great he defected but. Man! Both other men on board were killed? That’s cold blooded murder

[@Anvilman]

They probably They probably refused to surrender.

[@jeckjeck3119]

They were Ru military, it was not a murder, it was justice.

[@samkangal8428]

I agree, no hero.

[@joeysgraves]

Cold blooded murder is what the Russian military has been doing to the civilians of Ukraine

[@cuckmaster590]

my baby boy, did you take your pills? I think you repeated some words.@@Anvilman

[@teddykayy]

So he betrayed and got his two comrades killed?

[@jeckjeck3119]

He de-nazified 2 war criminals;)

[@teddykayy]

@@jeckjeck3119 by that logic isn't he himself one? Now he's being rewarded

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@teddykayy He acted against his fascist government, so no.

[@teddykayy]

@@jeckjeck3119 I guess it makes it better that he seems Ukrainian himself (he said his parents are in Ukraine). I worry maybe some of these Russians surrendering to UAF might just be insane lowlifes or something trying to run away from their past in Russia.

[@teddykayy]

@Shinshocks555 good point

[@TretiyAdidas]

Вмер за корзину печенья и банку варенья! Радостно! Продолжаем работу!

[@jeckjeck3119]

Or he just faked it.

[@MuantanamoMobile]

@@jeckjeck3119 Why? theRus would know he was still alive if they didn't do it and had no proof he was kaput. Kind of pointless.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@MuantanamoMobile How would ru know it exactly?

[@gvozdenipuk1680]

Kuzminov has left Chat!!!

[@jason4275]

I doubt the crew members flee, they were probably killed by the pilot.

[@jeckjeck3119]

Good.

[@botgamingcodm5808]

​@@jeckjeck3119let's send you to the Frontlines then

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@botgamingcodm5808 Only if NATO is attacked;) Then we'll decent on you orcs like gods of war.

[@Hereford1642]

@@jeckjeck3119 Is that what you are chap? A God of war? Pitiful.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@Hereford1642 Compared to Ru army, we might as well be.

[@top3gadgetz]

When Kuzminov flew into Ukraine, the two other Russian service members on board the Mi-8 helicopter with him did not know what was happening. The pair were killed while trying to escape after they realized they had landed in Ukraine"

[@jocelynn8795]

The shame will outlive the money he received until his last day.

[@justsain3236]

He is a low-life, most likely to be eliminated by the KGB at some point.

[@kronos7110]

Shame for what?

[@kalez963]

He was found dead in spain

[@Alknix]

He hasn't!

[@kronos7110]

@@Alknix We don't know for sure yet. It could be faked.

[@Marcelo-id3vy]

And now hi has paid his coward action with his live!

[@Muxabudaz]

Traitor very few get to where you're, a pilot. Never ever betray your country no matter what.

[@jeckjeck3119]

If your country goes full nazi like Ru, you should do far worse than betray it, orc.

[@onetime1239]

The rains in Spain falls mainly on the plains

[@iaf010]

Forgive me if the "bravery" of this traitor and coward doesnt generate sympathy in me! If the SVR want any volunteers to locate this traitor Im sure they will find many "volunteers" to bring justice to this traitor who betrayed his fellow soldiers and led them to their death.

[@inouno77]

Sold his friends for 500K

[@samkangal8428]

Dead man walking💀

[@high-intelligence111]

Let's hope this guy doesn't fall out of a window.

[@antonior6194]

Or takes any private flights

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

He's not in russia anymore, he'll be fine.

[@kluneberg8952]

@@TroIIingThemSoftly until russia nukes you

[@Anvilman]

@@kluneberg8952 There's a lot I could say about this comment, but for starters; is Russia losing so badly that they're considering using nukes?

[@kluneberg8952]

@@Anvilman they dont have to nuke. they have cluster bombs and MOABs too. now be intellectually honest for once in your life, can ukraine win without nato or the US?

[@alek9195]

I'm surprised it took them this long to find him.

[@MuantanamoMobile]

He was doomed..the moment he chose to betray his comrades and subordinates. He was the helicopter's commander with rank off captain - an officer meaning he joined voluntarily, the other two were likely enlisted conscripts younger than him.

[@alek9195]

@@MuantanamoMobile He was doomed when he show up on Ukrainian TV.

[@MuantanamoMobile]

@@alek9195 No way they were ever going to hand over that $500K to him. Probably a couple of SBU or GUR chaps are now $250k-richer.

[@JamieLamb-ft6io]

He was found shot dead in Spain😮

[@richard09able]

Russian intelligence would like to have a meeting with him, they will eventually. My condolences if he falls out a window mysteriously.

[@phoneblaster]

...I cant wait for the news man . Hope it happens real soon. I call it 'swift justice' . lol

[@Anvilman]

They'll have to find him first. And they've got bigger problems to worry about, like losing the war.

[@ein_lifex8655]

@@Anvilmanloosing the war ? Ahahahah. Like the ukronazi „counteroffensive“

[@Anvilman]

@@ein_lifex8655 Sorry, but everyone can see the footage of Russian troops getting torn apart by cluster munitions as they fled Robotyne. To say nothing of all the other humiliations and defeats the Russian military has endured over the past year and a half. edit: well well, looks like Russia just suffered another defeat at Andriivka. The Russian garrison there was cut off and destroyed over the last two days.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@ein_lifex8655 lol, lost a submarine to a nation with no navy, but you are TOTTALY not losing.

[@user-jw6sr7nc5g]

So how much was that helicopter worth to the military to have it in their possession? Back in the 80s there was $1 million bounty for Hinds helicopters to who would ever bring them in

[@jeckjeck3119]

500k US dollars;)

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

A used non-military Mi-8 costs over $10 million USD, so the 500k they paid the pilot seems like a fantastic deal. Don't forget it was a modernized version and was also full of spare parts for military aircraft.

[@WilliamJAmpio]

@@jeckjeck3119 quando finirà questa guerra folle il pilota potrà tornare in russia con 500k dollari US, quindi grazie al cambio USD - RUB potrà permettersi di comprare tutto il Cremlino

[@stevenhinds4907]

That's right!

[@shane5898]

10 billion Rubles muahahaha

[@IcerinAlaska49]

Dang! That man is already wearing the 'Trident'!

[@phoneblaster]

...its all propaganda. Dont worry his backside will be wearing one too .

[@iaf010]

Let's hope that "marketing campaign" protects him and his family from Polonium poisioning....

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@iaf010 This is Ukraine, the safest place from Ru assassins.

[@alexandertasseff3739]

@@jeckjeck3119Is that why he was just assassinated in Spain?

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@alexandertasseff3739 Should have stayed in Ukraine. if true.

[@Charlie-xm6dg]

Putting his name out there endangers him and his family. 😢

[@glennknauer2696]

Dont worry its fake.

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

@@glennknauer2696 Whatever helps you cope at night 🙃

[@WilliamJAmpio]

La sua famiglia è stata portata fuori dalla fogna russa, sono tutti al sicuro in occidente. Qualcuno potrebbe obiettare "ma Litvinenko è stato ucciso a Londra su ordine di Putin con un isotopo radioattivo, quindi nessun dissidente russo è al sicuro", ma Litvinenko era un ex agente KGB che aveva iniziato a rivelare la pedofilia di Putin, poteva causare ancora danni al dittatore criminale. Questo pilota ormai ha svolto il suo compito, ucciderlo sarebbe solo un atto di pura vendetta, e i russi al momento sono troppo poveri per potersi permettere una qualsiasi vendetta oltre al bombardamento degli ospedali pediatrici ucraini e degli asili nido

[@glennknauer2696]

@@TroIIingThemSoftly that makes no sense. Ukraine has over 500k dead Russia maybe 80k. Russian army will be fine when the last Ukrainian surrenders. No Russians are "defecting" to Ukraine. Its propaganda. Like the ghost of kiev. You people are so gullible.

[@michaelamiller2829]

He deserves to be in danger.

[@edttt4491]

seems scripted

[@OO-nb2kt]

Prove it

[@WilliamJAmpio]

Sembra che voi troll russi siate disperati. Forse è perché San Pietroburgo ora si trova a meno di 200 km da territorio NATO

[@edttt4491]

@@OO-nb2kt I can’t but seems like a nice story for the West (us). Deflect is usually a extreme case like NK to SK or Russia To US. Russia to Ukraine is pretty odd. What does he have that the Russia would be scared to care about ? maybe it is real and Russia probably like “oh, ok lol”

[@edttt4491]

@@WilliamJAmpio sorry not sure what this says. doesn’t have a translation button. What’s the language so I can look it up?

[@WilliamJAmpio]

@@edttt4491 ita

[@PunaSquirrel]

He best stay away from open windows.

[@L3CHUGA172]

Stay away from open windows, watch out in staircases, and dont go flying on planes

[@jeckjeck3119]

This is Ukraine, not Russia;)

[@user-ir6sz8ts1z]

Ded

[@Penny_Wolf]

Pfft, he's no hero he got his two crew members murdered. Was thinking only of himself. Now he wants to fly for ukraine? sounds like a traitor

[@Anvilman]

Refusing to abet in his country's war crimes is pretty heroic imo.

[@Penny_Wolf]

@@Anvilman That logic could be applied to just about anything you personally dont agree with. I could say the US and Ukraine are committing the same war crimes. Those two crew members probably just wanted to survive just like the defector.

[@Anvilman]

@@Penny_Wolf Then you would be lying. Then they should have surrendered.

[@Penny_Wolf]

@@Anvilman lol ok i get it now. back in the sand you go!

[@Anvilman]

@@Penny_WolfWell arn't you salty.

[@denvertanteo3581]

5 months after. He's killed

[@johnsonofjohn1678]

He's a pilot? He looks like he's in high school.

[@jeckjeck3119]

Russia cares little for quality. That's why they have lost up to 20 jets in accidents alone.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@tylerxic3241 LOL, as if Orcssia would ever have any jet even close to F-35.

[@user-qz9hc7rg7b]

Kid is 29

[@conductingintomfoolery9163]

Helicopter crew where probably conscripts or contract workers. Handling back work like maintenance is not a combat role

[@sturmi9783]

Well the Mi-8 is mainly a supply helicopter but can be armed with missiles, rockets and machine guns or cannons, this one is just a supply helicopter it appears and basing off the back story the dude was a captain cause pilots are typically officers so definitely not a conscript, he joined with intent to serve and betrayed his comrades

[@conductingintomfoolery9163]

@@sturmi9783 Helicopter pilots are enlisted officers while the crew is probably lower enlisted on conscripts, there is typically 1-2+ crew. Also, It depends on the variant of mi-8. AS cargo aircraft aren't combat aircraft nor do you want on to be. The mi-8 that do have Rockets at At-4s are troop transport on a different squadron apart from cargo.

[@angelacalifornia7756]

That makes it even sadder, Flat Out, WAR SUCKS & So does Pure Unadulterated Ignorance!!!!

[@phoneblaster]

...advance condolences. Rest in peace .

[@phoneblaster]

@@wixwixi ...its early days. Once the dust settles, scores will be settled too. Remember what Russia said, that the globe is theirs to reach.

[@xxza.official]

he's dead 19.09.23 @@wixwixi

[@hustlersgame8759]

​@@wixwixi even the top billionaires aren't spared. Russia never tolerates traitors. Remember progzin

[@JulienS287]

@@phoneblaster yet it took only 10 month (and the wagner group is nearly dead and will never recover) to take bakhmut so i think he is fine

[@phoneblaster]

@@JulienS287 ...for the `time` .

[@lv3575]

Disgusting. If he betrayed his own people why do Ukrainians think he’ll be loyal ? Then killed 2 brothers who trusted him. Wicked

[@Anvilman]

He had the spine to stand up to Putin's disgusting invasion. Not his fault they refused to surrender.

[@PERZN4LIFE]

This story doesn’t add up. Suspicious 🤨

[@Anvilman]

Sure it does, vatniks just wish it didn't.

[@PERZN4LIFE]

@@Anvilman NO IT DOESN’T! They didn’t have to kill those two. They didn’t want any witnesses it seems.

[@Anvilman]

@@PERZN4LIFE They probably just refused to surrender lol.

[@PERZN4LIFE]

@@Anvilman Don’t think so. Look at all the clips of Russian Soldiers surrendering and there is a lot. You could be right but I bet you anything that there is more to the story than being told. Those soldiers value their lives more than Russia because we all know that this is a war that nobody wants but was forced.

[@Anvilman]

@@PERZN4LIFE Sounds like you're letting your imagination run wild.

[@urwomansfantasy4163]

Dang dude, heard of cowards but you got two of your fellow soldiers dead right off the bat, this kid is a POS, didn't even tell them just set them down in enemy territory and got them slaughtered. That's just sad right there, 5 mins earlier they would have laid down their lives for him.

[@Anvilman]

There's nothing low about refusing to abet your country's war crimes. I'm sure they were given a chance to surrender. Not his fault they didn't take it.

[@jeckjeck3119]

LOL, this guy betrayed nazi Russia. That's a good thing.

[@himda3481]

Did yiu think the same back when Us-UK invaded Iraq? And does that apply to the US troops occupying parts of Syria as we speak (the gas producing parts) ?

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@himda3481 Iraq is a dictatorship, Ukraine is not. Dictatorships are a fair game.

[@left4deadian]

Cope

[@fernandogalvan4420]

Why did they have to kill the other 2 crew? Why was it so hard to recapture them and make them prisoners or something? Or having them shot in the leg as warning?

[@mdillinger2010]

It said they panicked and ran. As soon as a soldier refuses to surrender and run, you pretty much have to shoot them or you place your own life in danger or the lives of your comrades if they escape and rejoin their battallions.

[@jeckjeck3119]

Ukraine is not too keen on capturing Orcs alive, they won't put more effort than they have to. After everything Orcssians did, I don't blame Ukrainians for doing no more than bare minimum.

[@edwarddailey21]

Ya I wish they would have captured them as well, but if they were interested in in surrendering they would have done it then, and also they had the exact cordanice of the landing site, they could have got to the woods made a call and had an SU 57 over head in a hurry or rocket fire, they wanted the helo intact.

[@bobbob-vw4cc]

terrorist will do terrorist things.

[@edmunddantes7097]

​@@bobbob-vw4ccrussia has proved your comment to be true time and again.

[@captainbluntwrap8387]

Hope he never goes on any other sort of aircraft again 👀👀🫣

[@jeckjeck3119]

He a pilot, he will get a good paying job in Europe.

[@ArenaOfTheAncients]

​@@jeckjeck3119He's dead!

[@piuswanyaga8361]

@@jeckjeck3119 he is dead now

[@RMON2K98]

@@jeckjeck3119 oh yeah sure buddy I’ll take your knowledgeable words of wisdom you who have the power to see the future lol not a very bright one but still XD

[@asdg2271]

@@jeckjeck3119 that comment aged well, didn't it mate?

[@chakmatdox]

If there is a lot of exposure, maybe he will receive the same fate as the head of the PMC later

[@jeckjeck3119]

This is Ukraine, not Russia.

[@EginOG]

Россия уничтожила главу двадцати тысячной армии. Когда такие как он совершают предательство - они подписывают себе смертный приговор.

[@Endodont]

Russians gonna take him

[@AjitMD]

Betraying Russia is fatal.

[@nikogrujic6807]

😂 and when is this movie coming to a theater near you !!!???

[@rustinpierce7269]

Russians can't afford to go to the movies that's why he wanted 500,000 dollars to surrender the helicopter 😂😂😂😂.

[@Rain-fz6ny]

I dont think Ukrainian army would recruit this man for military service let alone allowing him to piloting a military aircraft. Dude has committed treason. There's no guarantee he will fully loyal to either side

[@ruziguraalexis6133]

His time will be ugly, the two innocent lives will never allow him to live in peace

[@giantusa]

4 months later......

[@angelacalifornia7756]

Spain Rendezevue@@giantusa

[@user-vd2ff6gz6x]

Ukraine was so tactical to show this uncensored and then expect him to survive? 😆 🤣

[@RX.45FN0RMAC10_]

Bro better not be near the frontline 😂

[@Dyils]

So... did the Ukrainian soldiers commit a war crime when they killed the 2 crew members who tried to flee? Reportedly, they were unarmed... if that's not a war crime, then what is?

[@Anvilman]

They're enemy combatants, and they refused to surrender. No rule against killing them under those circumstances.

[@NotSure0815]

It is a war crime!

[@jeckjeck3119]

And Orkssiasn are excluded from any rules of w00r.

[@avetsuper6272]

they can do what ever they want ..usa authorize that

[@avetsuper6272]

@@Anvilman do not talk if you dont know ..they did not have weapon what you yapping about ?

[@vector3785]

Dead Man Walking

[@iridefast1]

Two unarmed crew members were shot in the back by the Ukrainian Nazi

[@samkangal8428]

True

[@josedafarias8964]

Only people with a *Z E R O* sense of honor and loyalty applaud this man. It doesn't matter what side you play for in war, a traitor who betrays the trust of his fellow men for his own interest, for this guy brokered a sum deal to defect, is the lowest kind of scum and is welcome nowhere. Either you switch alone or don't, but never take others down with you. Shame on the guy who proudly wears his dishonor on his face and is glorified for it. Peace for those two soldiers whose only wrong was trusting their Captain to deliver them safely, a man they would have laid down their lives if the time ever arose.

[@jacobtodd1622]

I am curious what you would say to vladdy putler .... sending his young men to die for his war all based on lies. Nearly 300,000 russians have died and vladdy putler has blood on his hands.

[@intheshell35ify]

Nice knowing you kid. Good luck in the next life.

[@brunopenava7198]

Cope

[@samkangal8428]

😂

[@NolzySZN]

@@brunopenava7198lmao he lasted 5 months

[@KAMPOENGLAMPION]

Dia sudah mendapatkan mimpinya, dia juga sudah membayar mimpinya dengan nyawanya 😂😂😂

[@abdulnasarnk3949]

Traitor

[@bongbongtravels6108]

Kinda like the movie the Hunt for Red October.

[@glennknauer2696]

He is acting.

[@brian_hibbs]

​@@glennknauer2696what's up Igor? How's the view from Moscow?

[@imperialofficer6185]

In the Hunt for Red October, Cpt Borodin would have liked to have seen Montana, not murder his crew

[@lemontadams3029]

Ukraine to close borders for ‘mobilized women’ All females who have a medical or pharmaceutical degree will now be required to register for military service

[@coldburn9956]

War requires people with medical education that’s nothing new

[@DCFunBud]

He had no idea how despised he was in Russia. They got him with very little effort as he made little effort to remain undercover.

[@masonosipov]

Most bs propaganda

[@eduardoflores7315]

They're using him to promote their propaganda

[@jeckjeck3119]

To promote more pilots into defecting. This guy got half million dollars for one old helicopter... imagine what others pilots will get for the entire fighter jet!

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

Sure are. Also worth noting: just because something is propaganda doesn't mean it's not also true 🙃 P.S. Keep coping!

[@kluneberg8952]

@@TroIIingThemSoftly lol someone told you to cope in another comment and sarcastically said "how original" when you repeated them. now you're using "coping" in all replies. 🤣😂🤭 try being original for once with your CIA talking points.

[@WilliamJAmpio]

@@kluneberg8952 come si vive a San Pietroburgo ora che si trova a meno di 200 km da territorio NATO ed è affacciata sul Mar Baltico che è un laghetto privato della NATO? Voi troll russi dovreste saperlo visto che lavorate nella fabbrica dei troll di San Pietroburgo

[@eduardoflores7315]

@@TroIIingThemSoftly I feel bad for those who choose to believe in lies Especialy for Ukrainians 🤣

[@samkangal8428]

Back stabber

[@jamesfreeman7954]

This judas should not be trusted.

[@Ohionortheast]

More propaganda and more money Ukraine the worlds biggest grifters

[@jeckjeck3119]

Cry more, orc.

[@GunShark0]

@@jeckjeck3119 cope more, bot.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@GunShark0 Good orc, you are coping already:)

[@GunShark0]

@@jeckjeck3119 🤣

[@mr.frogster4398]

Oh yeah let’s just let the tyrannical country take over all its small surrounding countries really went well in 1940 also people don’t seem to realize that this is a far more cost effective way to combat Russia rather then repeatably buying equipment that will mostly just sit around in a base so that we have equipment if a war starts with Russia

[@costilla1212]

Yeah I wouldn't have made a public scene about this

[@Anvilman]

Why not? It's a huge blow to Russian morale.

[@kluneberg8952]

@@Anvilman now be intellectually honest for once in your life, can ukraine win without nato or the US?

[@Anvilman]

@@kluneberg8952 I am being honest, intellectually and otherwise. Sounds like you're just salty that I'm saying facts you don't want to hear. Putting aside the fact that has practically nothing to do with my comment. Do you mean without their material support, or without them actually participating in the war? If it's the former, I could only speculate. If it's the latter, that's precisely what they're doing.

[@kluneberg8952]

@@Anvilman either one. the us is participating. they sending military officials to train ukrainian's. there are also "former" navy seals fighting in their ranks. now answer the question, can ukraine win without nato or us support? if they could, z wouldnt need nazis and he wouldnt keep asking the US for money or a official declaration of war.

[@Anvilman]

@@kluneberg8952 Ukraine is already beating Russia without any NATO countries directly participating in the war. As for support, so what? Russia is a much bigger nation, and heavily militarized to boot. Of course Ukraine is going to take whatever help the west is willing to give them to fend off Russia's invasion. Nazis? Sounds like you've been consuming WAY too much Russian propaganda lol.

[@christinapomponio6452]

Y tf would they broadcast this? That is not ensuring his safety if anything they are putting him in danger now for the rest of his life. SMH nice job Ukraine....fools

[@Anvilman]

Because it's a huge blow to Russian morale. And they're probably planning to set him up with a new identity, new life somewhere else regardless.

[@mr.frogster4398]

You act like Russia already dosnt know exactly who the guy is it’s not like they just let any dude hop in a helicopter they definitely already had figured out he defected

[@bobbobbington3615]

I'm guessing the Ghost of Kiev convinced him?

[@mrwinston_thepug]

Putin will find this man at all costs. May he R.I.P.

[@christinapankey1415]

Well if this was an American pilot going to Russia what would you say ?

[@WilliamJAmpio]

​@@christinapankey1415 ti risulta che gli americani abbiano mai fatto quello che i russi hanno fatto a Litvinenko?

[@WilliamJAmpio]

Putin non riuscirà mai a trovare questo pilota, perché Putin ha il terrore di uscire dal Cremlino, è un piccolo vigliacco

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

LOL, sure. Putin hasn't been able to advance his military into his neighbor's much smaller country in over a year. How's he gonna find this guy? 🤡🤡

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@christinapankey1415 I would call him/her/they a traitor, defecting to dictatorships is the crime that should not be forgiven easily.

[@user-on5mf7fk3b]

My government and MSM tell me that I must support Ukraine. And that's precisely how I know that Russia is on the side if right.

[@steveprocter6241]

Lower order thinking par excellence.

[@freesaxon6835]

After WW2 the British hung the Irish radio announcer " Lord Haw haw" just for talking!

[@Valhura77]

Bet he wishes he was not a traitorous murderer now, eh

[@anatoliismikhula9501]

I am amazed at how many pro-Russian comments there are on this site. It seems that Russia has been trying to influence public opinion in the US for a long time.

[@janedern34]

Trumpsters

[@hellboy9994]

​@janedern34 i think you forgot to take your meds this morning

[@NopeNoWay-us2jk]

@@hellboy9994well trump loves Putin so

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

Just seems that way because the trolls from the farm all show up in unison and like each other's comments. Also, there's not that many total comments at this point so it seems like there's more than there really are.

[@terrapinflyer273]

That is among the only fact that isn't disinformation.

[@jamusmorrison3073]

He looks like he disappointed hisself. Hmmm poor kid.

[@jeckjeck3119]

LOL, he is not.

[@happyduckling]

Is it true the Russian pilot was paid 500.000 USD by the Ukrainian for doing this ?

[@darthstarkiller6605]

Just avoid open windows and drinking tea in the city of Salisbury UK

[@locngo]

A traitor and a coward. He got two crew members who trusted him with their lives killed for money.

[@calistamitsy4411]

It’s putin’s war🙄

[@poseto1234]

How is he a traitor ? This war is literally to destroy Ukrainians and Ukraine. He didn’t want to be part of war crimes. That’s a hero and a real patriot of Russia. You need to get your priorities straight. Because if you support Russia - I hope you’re gonna move there soon and I sure hope you don’t live in USA.

[@jeckjeck3119]

He de-nazified two Orcssians.

[@zenster1097]

@@poseto1234 He's a traitor of his army and country. This is not a hard concept to get. Regardless if you support Putin's war. Use your brain if you got one.

[@jeckjeck3119]

@@zenster1097 It's not treason if you country goes full nazi:/ Like Russia did.

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

Judging from the comments, this has really struck a nerve with the russian trolls 😂😂

[@Ks73468]

Cope harder 😂

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

@@Ks73468 Says the one who's coping 🙃

[@Ks73468]

@@TroIIingThemSoftly very original 🤣

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

@@Ks73468 Me: points out coping russians You: "no, you!" Me: points out that you're literally accusing me of what you're doing You: "very original" 🤡🤡

[@Nikowalker007]

They're working 24/7

[@palmo34]

for all the Americans in here talking about how this guy is a filthy traitor, just remember how the USA came to be. Our ancestry, recent or not, all came to USA for a better life for them and their families, similar to this fellow. But some thought into what youre typing instead of acting on emotion

[@kiki__-ch2em]

Well done for going public fools. There’s now a bullet for each member of his family, with their names etched on each one of them. 😔He’ll be hiding for the rest of his life.

[@bunnymaurer5164]

Smart guy to get out of Russia.

[@samkangal8428]

and kill his 2 comrades for money, fine guy.

[@bobbyhoward8935]

This guy will pay with his ----

[@samkangal8428]

Hope so

[@luciomanuel6361]

Goodnight... Sleep well

[@bhekisibiya917]

I don't people who are inclined to commit treason acts.

[@Tmacdagr8tTV]

This is a scripted play

[@jeckjeck3119]

Duh, he negotiated his defection before defection. It's how it works.

[@Tmacdagr8tTV]

@@jeckjeck3119 it won’t matter when Putin nukes Ukraine 🇺🇦 he’ll parish

[@Anvilman]

@@Tmacdagr8tTV A couple things worth noting about that statement. But first, you're saying that Russia is losing so badly that they feel the need to use nukes?

[@OO-nb2kt]

What’s fake is your Account 😂

[@kayrat49]

Ueban tupoi

[@PREDATOR07]

He's done.

[@Anvilman]

Done with Putin's bs, certainly.

[@clownN.N]

​@@Anvilmanoh you're even here

[@NolzySZN]

⁠@@Anvilmanlmao anymore cope?