"Murdered Russian Pilot Defector Sparks International Tensions"

Moscow's spy chief has referred to the Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine and was found dead in Spain as a "moral corpse" and a "traitor and criminal." The pilot, Maksim Kuzminov, had defected to Ukraine last year with his helicopter and was found shot dead in Spain with false documents and signs of a violent attack. The circumstances surrounding his death have raised suspicions and tensions between Russia, Ukraine, and Spain.