MarkMurder of Russian pilot in Spain bears similarities to earlier Moscow-linked killings
Pilot was shot six times in parking garage
Law enforcement officers found 9 mm #Makarov shell casings, a weapon widely used in former Soviet countries
2 men waited for Kuzminov in a car under the apartment building for several hours and ran over his body after shooting him
Killers were “clearly professionals,” who quickly disappeared
NYT: Murder of Russian pilot in Spain bears similarities to earlier Moscow-linked killings
The murder of Maksim Kuzminov, a Russian helicopter pilot who had defected to Ukraine, is similar to previous attacks in Europe linked to Moscow, but no evidence of direct Kremlin involvement has emerged so far, the New York Times (NYT) reported on March 31, citing unnamed senior police officials.