Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov drove a Mi-8 helicopter into Ukrainian territory as part of the Synytsia operation, then surrendered.
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Maxim Kuzminov drove a Mi-8 helicopter into Ukrainian territory
The operation was codenamed Synytsia
In August 2023 Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Directorate (HUR) persuaded a Russian helicopter pilot, Maxim Kuzminov, to defect with his Mi8 helicopter from near Kursk to Ukraine
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