A Russian military strike helicopter pilot, named by TASS as Aleksey Voevoda, informed TASS that a Ukrainian military pilot defected to Russia.
According to TASS on Saturday, a military pilot from the Armed Forces of Ukraine has defected to Russia. The story cited an individual who is said to have arranged the pilot's flight over the front lines. According to a Russian Telegram channel that is keeping track of the issue, the Ukrainian is a service member who is currently on active duty and holds the title of "senior officer" with Kiev's forces.
A Russian military strike helicopter pilot, named by TASS as Aleksey Voevoda informed the agency, "The Ukrainian armed forces pilot is currently in Russia and is being interviewed by the Federal Security Service." The operation was allegedly carried out by Russians.
Voevoda said he could not give any information at this time and declined to provide any details on the procedure. There have been rumors on some Russian Telegram channe...