Maxim Kouzminov, a Russian helicopter pilot who fled to Ukraine in August 2023, was discovered on February 13 in Villajoyosa, a seaside resort near the city of Alicante, Spain. The Spanish authorities have officially remained very cautious about this potentially very sensitive matter, even refusing to confirm the identity of the victim.
But the Spanish intelligence services are sure: this assassination is the work of Russian agents, they affirm to the Spanish daily El Pais, in an article published Thursday February 22. For their part, police officers confirmed to the New York Times that the victim was indeed Maxim Kuzminov.