Russian military pilot Maxim Kuzminov, who defected to Ukraine in August 2023, was shot dead in Spain on Feb. 13.
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Russian military pilot Maxim Kuzminov was shot dead in Spain on Feb. 13 after defecting to Ukraine
Kuzminov was shot six times in a parking garage in Villajoyosa on Feb. 13, 2024
Two men waited for Kuzminov in a car and ran over his body after shooting him
Shell casings from 9mm Makarov rounds were found at the crime scene
Kuzminov was shot six times with 9mm Makarov rounds and his body was run over by the killers' car in a parking garage in southern Spain
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