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A Ukrainian pilot detained in the Bryansk region found a machine gun and body armor

April 5, 2023

The representative of the Russian guard said that the Ukrainian pilot detained in the Bryansk region had a machine gun, magazines for the machine gun and a body armor.

“FSB personnel will find ways to continue working with him,” the National Guard representative added.

Earlier, the FSB of Russia reported that the Ukrainian Aeroprakt A-22 “Flying Fox” aircraft made an emergency landing in the Bryansk region, Klintsovsky district. After that, border guards and employees of the Russian guard detained the pilot of the plane near the village of Butovsk.

The pilot himself said that he did not know that he was flying over the territory of Russia. He claims to have been commissioned to photograph the area and check the functioning of the Ukrainian air defense system for a fee.

Russia Desk

Russia Desk

The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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