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The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter is encouraging other Russians to do the same, promising they'll be taken care of for life (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

They might have also been unaware of the plan, and found themselves in Ukraine without a lot of options. It could be column A, we kill you, or column B, we tell everyone we killed you but we don't. It's not like they would send enemy soldiers home to keep fighting.