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SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD327 and Il-96PU CAMBER Airborne Command Post RA-96022 RSD151 also up out of Moscow headed east. There is a possibility that Putin could be on RA-96022.

On 19 May Il-96PU CAMBER Airborne Command Posts RA-96024 RSD115 & RA-96025 RSD729 flew from Moscow (VKO) to St P-Burg (LED). Both aircraft are now airborne and likely headed to Beijing CHN with Putin on board one of them.

On 19 May SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96018 RSD837 took off from Moscow (VKO) and is likely headed for CHN. This flight likely supports Putin’s visit.

Tu-214R MULLET RF-64514 XAV9023 returned to Kazan. Here I was thinking it would land at Mineral’nye Vody, refuel and then fly to someplace, like Algiers, DZA and that this was going to be marketing trip. Oh well, maybe another time.

Tu-214R MULLET RF-64514 XAV9023 made a couple of passes at Mineral’nye Vody and is now headed east.

On 18 May Tu-214R MULLET RF-64514 XAV9023 took off from Kazan and is headed south. On 05 May it flew to Akhtubinsk (yellow dot), took off and flew a navigation leg out east before returning to Kazan. We may see something similar today.

Thank you. I was going to ask and see if you copied the aircraft. Not only is its registration number outside other Il-76MD-90A its Mode-S (1B2A23) is as well! I guess the FSB gets its own registration and Mode-S.

Here is a bit more about RF-76323:

A recent article from Militarnyi said that the FSB recently received this aircraft. I saw the article and posted that this aircraft does not fall into the range of registration numbers for Il-76MD-90A. Oh well, another mystery! militarnyi.com/en/news/russia…

On 17 May FSB Il-76MD-90A RF-76323 RFF76323 departed K-Grad (KGD) and is headed north over the Baltic. This is the first recorded flight for this aircraft on FR24.

I am thinking this because on 24 Apr 224th SFS Il-76MD CANDID RA-78844 flew to Gomel’ BLR and was involved in a prisoner exchange that took place on the UKR-BLR border.

On 17 May SFS Il-76MD CANDID RA-78840 RFF78840 took off likely from Moscow (CKL) and flew to Machulishchi Airbase near Minsk BLR. It took off after approximately 90 minutes and appears to be en route back to RUS.

@avivector Interesting that RA-78650 has the United Aircraft Corporation logo on its tail.

@thereccelizard The Il-76MD-90A(E) is mentioned here: t.me/uac_ru/4489

I recently posted on the Il-114 RA-54116 and its flights to Novaya Zemlya and Nagurskoe Airbase on Franz Josef Land accompanied by Il-76MD-90A(E) RA-78650. Here is a media article of the event (with no mention of RA-78650). zamin.uz/en/technology/…

More on the flight by Ministry of Emergency SituationsIl-76TD CANDID RA-76841 flight to Mogadishu SOM.

Thank you! This is really good!