The Spanish Civil Guard does not confirm reports of Kuzminov's death. The Eureka News account, which previously wrote about the alleged death of a defector on X and Telegram, deleted its messages.
The father of Russian pilot Nikita Kiryanov, who died during the hijacking of a Mi-8 helicopter to Ukraine, told RT that he does not believe journalists’ reports about the death. According to the man, such information had already appeared in the media at the end of autumn, but the publications turned out to be fake.