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Volkov attack signals Russia’s return to cold war-era spying in Europe

Defence experts say Moscow is rapidly improving its intelligence operations after Ukraine invasion

The Guardian - UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Volodymyr Zelenskiy faces his most difficult year; a Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine is killed in Spain

The Guardian - AU

Report Finds Rise in Governments Targeting Dissidents Overseas

One in five national governments tried to intimidate or kill exiles in recent years.

Reason

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Series of recent DOJ cases show foreign operatives plotting assassinations in U.S.

State-sponsored assassination plots on U.S. soil may sound like the stuff of movies, but the Department of Justice says it has foiled four such cases since 2022.

WEKU

On the run from Russia: the defector to Ukraine shot dead on the Costa Blanca

Maksim Kuzminov flew a Russian miltary helicopter to Ukraine. Armed with a new identity, he moved to a Spanish resort. Then he was killed in an underground car park

The Guardian - UK

A man shot dead in Spain may be a Russian army defector

A man who was shot dead in the region of Alicante, in Spain, is believed to be Maksim Kuzminov, a Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine last year.

WEKU

Russian Defector Helicopter Pilot Murdered In Spanish Seaside Village

Russian helicopter pilot defected to Ukraine, found murdered in Spain. Kremlin denies involvement in the killing, raising questions about safety of dissidents.

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First Thing: Court considers Assange’s last-ditch bid to fight US extradition

If extradited, a US conviction could mean life in prison for the Wikileaks founder. Plus, the groundbreaking stories of Black astronauts

The Guardian - UK

Maksim Kuzminov, Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine, killed in Spain

EFE news agency says Maksim Kuzminov’s bullet-riddled body was found on February 13 in southern Spain.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 727

Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine is found dead in Spain; Ukraine claims shootdown of two more Russian warplanes, Navalny’s widow to fight on

The Guardian - AU

Russian pilot who defected found dead in Spain, says Ukraine security agency

Maksim Kuzminov, who changed sides in secret operation, killed after allegedly moving to Alicante, reports suggest

The Guardian - UK

Russian commander ‘used two military helicopters to transport his pet cat’

Defected Russian pilot speaks of cat being transported in helicopter for 114-mile journey

The Independent UK

Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with helicopter to get $500,000 reward

Maksim Kuzminov’s reward announced on Ukrainian TV with call for other Russian military personnel to follow suit

Evening Standard

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‘You will be provided with everything you need’: How Ukraine tries to fuel Russian defections

A rare video aired on Ukrainian television on Sunday allegedly showing a Russian pilot who had defected and encouraging other Russian soldiers to do the same. His dramatic escape allegedly took six months to plan, and was carried out in cooperation with Ukraine’s intelligence services. Whether the video is authentic…

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