The delay in landing could have been caused by restrictions at Moscow airports caused by attacks by Ukrainian drones.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s plane was unable to land immediately in Moscow and was diverted to St. Petersburg after the Kremlin leader’s return from Turkmenistan, according to the Agency .
It was reported that on October 8, several aircraft from the special flight detachment “Russia,” transporting Russia’s top leadership, circled over Moscow. At least three of them were returning from Turkmenistan.
According to Flightradar24, the following aircraft were performing maneuvers in the skies above the Moscow region: a Tu-204 with registration number RA-64059, a Tu-214 with number RA-64526, and two other presidential Il-96-300PUs with numbers RA-96022 and RA-96020.
Journalists added that the delay in boarding could have been caused by restrictions at Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Zhukovsky, and Sheremetyevo airports, which were introduced around 3:40 PM. The restrictions at Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky were only fully lifted at 6:40 PM, and at Sheremetyevo at 5:34 PM.
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Couldn’t his plane have been hit and made to go down in flames, killing this evil creature once and for all?
Well, Girkin is in prison afterall…