 Russian pilot Maxim Kuzmenov was found dead in Spain. Ukrainian defense intelligence spokesman Andrey Yusov confirmed this. �We can confirm the fact of death,� he said in a comment, reports in Russian and Spanish media said Maxim Kuzmenov was found dead after allegedly moving to the town of Villa Joyosa in Alicante on the Mediterranean coast, in an area popular with holidaymakers. His body was discovered last Tuesday, it was said, on the car park ramp underneath an apartment block, the reports claimed he had been murdered by unknown gunman who fired 12 shots. A burnt-out car was discovered nearby in the Costa Blanca town of El Campello. Spanish police had initially thought the shooting was gang-related before reportedly learning of the victim�s extraordinary backstory in his former role in Russia�s war and invasion, Kuzmenov made headlines in August 2023 after he landed a fully intact Mi-8 helicopter in Ukraine and gave himself up to authorities. Andrey Yusov, a spokesperson for Ukraine�s military intelligence, later said that Kuzmenov would receive the RYMIA equivalent of $500,000 as a reward for defecting with the helicopter.He said that he contacted the Ukrainian side himself and was told he would receive security for himself and his family, payments, and new documents from Ukraine if he defected. Kuzmenov said that his parents supported his plans to defect and have joined him in Ukraine, citing sources from Ukraine�s military. Intelligence, Ukrainian Ska Pravda said that Kuzmenov had decided to move to Spain, and was found shot dead in his apartment on February 19.A burned-out car was found nearby, which those who allegedly killed Kuzmenov reportedly used.