Sanctioned Russian Defence Ministry Plane Lands in Israel After Departing from Moscow Air Base
A Tu-154M aircraft of the Russian Defence Ministry, on the US sanctions list since 2023, landed in Israel. Earlier, it had taken off from an air base near Moscow.
Yulduz Salimov1 min read
A sanctioned aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Defence landed in Israel. F4Media reports this citing The Jerusalem Post. Earlier, the plane had taken off from an air base near Moscow.
The aircraft in question is a Tupolev Tu-154M. According to the source, it has been on the US sanctions list since 2023.
The Jerusalem Post article also includes a photo from the runway, distributed by the Russian state news agency Sputnik. It shows the strategic bomber Tupolev Tu-160M "Ilya Muromets" on the territory of an aviation enterprise in Kazan. The photo caption does not relate to the landing of the aircraft in Israel.
Source: jpost.com
