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Multiple Russian aircraft moving east from Moscow (Original Post)
Donkees
Mar 2022
OP
Also, same source, 2 Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76MD RFF9923/RA-78831 are en route to Kalingrad.
femmedem
Mar 2022
#5
It is a big f'ing country, they could just be flying to some other city in Russia.
Liberal In Texas
Mar 2022
#12
Sanity Claws
(21,848 posts)1. What could this mean?
Getting supplies from China?
Conspirators trying to get away after conspiracy discovered?
Just some folks trying to leave Russia and going east because European air space closed?
Any ideas?
yardwork
(61,608 posts)2. Nothing is leaving Moscow without Putin's permission.
Looks like these planes are headed to China.
Donkees
(31,404 posts)3. Maybe that's where they keep their spare Generals.
Some planes have returned, according to the thread on twitter.
DetroitLegalBeagle
(1,923 posts)7. Could be multiple things
Could be gov officials on business. Could be Putin being paranoid and moving potential threats away from him and separating/isolating them. Could also be them evacuating from Moscow and scattering so they aren't all in one place.
mitch96
(13,904 posts)4. Are they worried of a nuclear threat and getting out of dodge?..nt
femmedem
(8,203 posts)5. Also, same source, 2 Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76MD RFF9923/RA-78831 are en route to Kalingrad.
Donkees
(31,404 posts)6. His latest update:
milestogo
(16,829 posts)8. East?
Donkees
(31,404 posts)10. And above Poland
Sanity Claws
(21,848 posts)11. Is this related?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216493267
It says that Lavarov was en route to China and turned around.
It says that Lavarov was en route to China and turned around.
Liberal In Texas
(13,552 posts)12. It is a big f'ing country, they could just be flying to some other city in Russia.
Bringing in cargo from China isn't out of the realm of possibilities.