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Military intelligence: Calls from Russia to surrender hotline rise 70% after helicopter pilot defected (kyivindependent.com)

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After news broke that a Russian helicopter pilot defected to Ukraine, calls to a hotline set up for Russian soldiers wanting to surrender to Ukraine's military increased by 70% in one day, Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) spokesperson Andrii Yusov said on Sept. 11.

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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

On Sept. 5, the HUR announced he would receive the hryvnia equivalent of $500,000 (approximately Hr 18.48 million) as a reward. Ukraine's parliament passed a law in April 2022 offering up to $1 million to Russian military personnel who manage to transfer equipment to Ukraine, depending on the type of equipment they hand over.

Hot damn, that's not bad for getting to start a new life in a democratic country AND getting to skip out on committing war crimes.

[–] elouboub@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Maksim Kuzminov, 28-year-old Russian helicopter pilot, landed his Mi-8 helicopter at an airfield in Ukraine to give himself up to the authorities, Ukrainian media reported on Aug. 23.

I don't know how much those cost, but that's quite the present!

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