Business Insider

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

A Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter spoke publicly for the first time. Ukraine's Defense Intelligence published an interview with a man it said was the pilot. The man said ...
AOL

Full list of former Tories who have defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform

Former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has become the latest Tory to defect to Reform UK. Mr Zahawi, who served under Boris Johnson in 2022, joins a growing list of Tory politicians choosing to ...
The Hill

Pentagon denies US-trained Syrian rebels defected to al Qaeda

The Pentagon is denying claims that U.S.-trained Syrian rebels defected with their weapons to an al Qaeda affiliate. “We believe those reports to be false,” Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis ...
Business Insider

The Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 helicopter said he flew 32 feet above the ground to avoid being seen and turned off his transponder, per the WSJ

Russian pilot Maksym Kuzminov defected to Ukraine with a Mi-8 AMTSh helicopter last month. Kuzminov described how he crossed into Ukraine in a video shared by Ukraine's Defense Intelligence. He flew ...
Music Week

Andy Daniell rejoins Defected as director of music

Andy Daniell is rejoining Defected Records as director of music. Effective from this month, Daniell will report to CEO Wez Saunders, with a remit to oversee the label’s entire musical output. Daniell ...
Billboard

Defected Records Acquired by Former MD Wez Saunders, Who Will Take Over as CEO

Saunders succeeds former Defected founder Simon Dunmore, who will stay on at the label as an A&R consultant. By Katie Bain Defected Records, one of the dance world’s leading labels, has a new CEO and ...