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Ukraine to Russia: Your ‘Lost’ Mi-8 Pilot Actually Defected

TRAP

The pilot’s family was reportedly evacuated to Ukraine before the sneaky special operation kicked off.

Allison Quinn

News Editor

Published Aug. 23 2023 10:50AM EDT

A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter flies during a rehearsal for the Victory Day air parade, which marks the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in St. Petersburg, Russia, May 7, 2020. — Anton Vaganov/Reuters

Allison Quinn

Allison Quinn

News Editor

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