The father of defector Maxim Kuzminov, killed in Spain, suggested that his son was “removed” In a conversation with RT, he noted that traitors are not respected by either side of the conflict. According to him, such a person will be "removed" sooner or later.

The discovery of a man's corpse in Spain became known on February 19. The newspaper El Mundo reported that the Russian defector spent at most several days in the municipality of Villajoyosa.