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☆ A Russian commander used military helicopters to transport his pet cat, says pilot who defected to Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A Russian commander used two military helicopters to transport his pet cat, according to a defector. One helicopter was used to fly the cat, and another was used to provide cover, he said. The operation burned through "a lot of fuel" and involved six servicemen on board, the pilot added. Ukraine's Defense Intelligence identified the pilot as Kuzminov, who is a 28-year-old former captain in Russia's 319th separate helicopter regiment. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe pilot is now calling on other Russian servicemen to follow his example, Ukraine's intelligence department said.
Persons: Maxim Kuzminov, Kuzminov, Volodymyr Zolkin Organizations: Service, New, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence, EuroMaidan Press Locations: Russian, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Kuzminov, Ukrainian, Kharkiv, Russia's
☆ Russian soldiers are shocked by the 'horrible reality' in Ukraine and often regret going, says YouTuber who spoke to more than 200 after they were captured
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
He told Insider that there are common themes among captives: ignorance and regret. Zolkin, a former lawyer, became a YouTube hit last March when he started posting interviews with captured Russian soldiers. He said he always asks the Russian soldiers, on camera, if they want to be interviewed beforehand. "Unfortunately, they are all in the vacuum of Russian propaganda, and nobody tells them what is actually going on," Zolkin told Insider. He said many of the Russian soldiers he interviewed have also since been brought back home.
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