Ukraine Will Pay Russian Pilots $1 Million Bounty to Defect

Earlier this month, Ukroboronprom’s CEO Yuri Gusev made the offer on Facebook, asking that users share the post far and wide. Since then, the post has disappeared, but it’s unclear why; Ukroboronprom’s offer still stands in a March 8 statement on its website. There, the company says it will pay $1 million for “every combat-capable stolen or trophy” aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, and $500,000 for “every combat helicopter.”