At least three Russian Mi-8 helicopters are participating in the war on the side of Ukraine.
Russian aircraft are being used in Ukraine against the Russian occupiers
Russian media managed to find out that 59 aeroplanes and helicopters were taken out of Russia in the last two years alone.
In addition, it is emphasised that some of the boards were later used in the war on the side of Ukraine.
According to the propagandists, the FSB searched Rosaviatsia in criminal cases related to the illegal removal of 59 civilian airplanes and helicopters from under Russian jurisdiction between March 2022 and June 2023.
It is essential to understand that Rosaviatsia deregistered 36 planes in connection with the sale abroad. Eight of them were sold to "unfriendly countries".
According to media insiders, at least three Mi-8 helicopters subsequently took part in the war on the side of Ukraine, and Il-76s delivered cargo with disabled responders, hiding information about their movements.
Moreover, it is reported that this story was the reason for the dismissal in September 2023 of Oleksandr Neradko, who managed Rosaviatia for 14 years.
The Russian pilot received $500,000 for the Russian Mi-8 transfer to Ukraine.
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) speaker, Andrii Yusov, reported in September that the Russian pilot Maksym Kuzminov, who successfully moved an enemy Mi-8 helicopter to Ukraine, will receive a reward of $500,000 in hryvnia equivalent.
The DIU chief Lieut Gen Kyrylo Budanov's team calls on Russians to follow this example.
Ukraine is a democratic state governed by the rule of law, we also fulfill our own obligations and international law (we adhere to it — ed.). Therefore, once again, those Russians who do not want to become war criminals, please surrender, go to the Ukrainian side and defend your own honor and conscience, fight against Putin's regime.
Andriy Yusov
DIU speaker
