Russian military pilot who defected to Ukraine killed in Spain
Reportedon one origin only: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.
The dataset records the killing in Spain of a Russian military pilot who had defected to Ukraine, and codes it as an assassination aimed at dissuading defection. It codes the incident as assassination, apparent goal dissuade defection, target defector(s), location Spain; the dataset dates it only to February 2024, so the date shown is the first of the month. The Leiden dataset includes incidents linked to Russia by officials, incidents fitting a pattern of officially suspected attacks, or incidents backed by journalistic evidence, and its authors call the data speculative and subject to change.
- When
- 1 February 2024
- Where
- Spain, Spain
- What
- other
- Acting party
- Government of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. Listed as a Russian operation in the Leiden University Russian Operations Against Europe dataset; the dataset and the source it cites link the incident to Russia.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · leiden
Sources
- Evidence Leiden University, Russian Operations Against Europe dataset
- Evidence CBS News
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | reported | P1 leiden: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, "Russian military pilot who defected to Ukraine killed in Spain", ev-20261027-qs79, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-qs79/