The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine is poised to get a hefty reward from his home country’s sworn enemy.
A Ukrainian military-intelligence spokesperson, Andrii Yusov, announced Ukraine would be rewarding the pilot with the equivalent of $500,000, The Kyiv Independent reported.
In April 2022, the Ukrainian parliament passed a law offering rewards for Russian troops who transferred military equipment to Ukraine.
“What is happening now is simply genocide of the Ukrainian people,” the pilot said in a video released by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, according to a CNN translation.
The pilot is now encouraging other Russian troops to follow his example and abandon Russia’s war.
Correction: September 6, 2023 — An earlier version of this story incorrectly described Ukrainian efforts to get Russian troops to surrender and turn over military equipment.
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The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine is poised to get a hefty reward from his home country’s sworn enemy.
A Ukrainian military-intelligence spokesperson, Andrii Yusov, announced Ukraine would be rewarding the pilot with the equivalent of $500,000, The Kyiv Independent reported.
In April 2022, the Ukrainian parliament passed a law offering rewards for Russian troops who transferred military equipment to Ukraine.
“What is happening now is simply genocide of the Ukrainian people,” the pilot said in a video released by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, according to a CNN translation.
The pilot is now encouraging other Russian troops to follow his example and abandon Russia’s war.
Correction: September 6, 2023 — An earlier version of this story incorrectly described Ukrainian efforts to get Russian troops to surrender and turn over military equipment.
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