NEW YORK, February 20. /TASS/. Spanish police have confirmed to The New York Times that pilot Maxim Kuzminov, who hijacked a Russian Armed Forces helicopter in 2023, was killed in the province of Alicante.

"Two Spanish police officials with knowledge of the case said the body of a man found riddled with bullets last week in the coastal town of Villajoyosa belonged to Mr. Kuzminov," the newspaper said.