Russian Defector Shot Near Police Station Raises Safety Concerns

Maksym Kuzminov, a Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine and later moved to Spain, was shot five times and killed in February near a police station, with suspicions that the Kremlin may have been involved. His death is seen as part of a series of mysterious Russian deaths, including that of Alexey Navalny, raising suspicions about the Kremlin's efforts to eliminate Putin's critics.