U.S. military plane departs Moscow after arrival
A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III landed at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport on the morning of August 25 and departed later the same day. The aircraft was reported to have carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe, though this was not confirmed by official sources.
Consensus
- A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globalmaster III landed at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow on the morning of August 25.
- The aircraft departed Vnukovo Airport later on August 25.
- The flight data was tracked by Flightradar24.
- The aircraft had the registration number RCH4555.
- The plane arrived in Moscow from Riga, Latvia.
- The previous departure point was Camp Springs, Maryland, USA.
- The aircraft is a heavy military transport plane used for moving troops, equipment, and cargo.
- Russian officials, including President Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov, stated they did not have information about the aircraft or its arrival.
Points of divergence
- The aircraft carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe on board. — riamo
- The aircraft was followed by a Russian special-purpose Tu-214PU aircraft. — vm
- John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow to meet with the head of Russia's SVR, Sergey Naryshkin. — vm
- The purpose of the visit was negotiations, though the counterpart was not specified. — kommerant
- The Kremlin did not plan any meetings with U.S. officials that week. — moscowtimes_ru
Coverage (20 sources)
- US Air Force plane departed from Vnukovo American military transport Boeing C-17 Globemaster III with registration RCH... — BBC News Русская служба
- US Air Force Boeing C-17 aircraft departed Vnukovo Airport — РИАМО
- Flight of special unit "Russia" took off from Vnukovo following US Air Force aircraft — Вечерняя Москва
- US Air Force plane took off from Vnukovo — Коммерсантъ
- US Air Force Boeing C-17 aircraft departed Vnukovo Airport — Вечерняя Москва
- US Air Force Boeing C-17 aircraft departed from Vnukovo — Коммерсантъ
- At Vnukovo, a military transport aircraft of the US Air Force landed — SOTAvision
- At Vnukovo in the morning landed a military transport aircraft of the USA Air Force On data of the service Flightradar24 paid attention the publication... — Дождь (Telegram)
- US Air Force plane from Andrews base arrived in Moscow — РИАМО
- At Vnukovo, a US Air Force plane landed — ЭХО / Новости
- American military plane arrived at Vnukovo — The Moscow Times
- American cargo plane landed in Moscow — Ведомости
- Why did a US military plane arrive at Vnukovo — Дождь
- American military transport plane landed at Vnukovo airport — Вести
- Transport plane of the US Air Force landed at Vnukovo. It took off from Riga. And it arrived in Latvia from the Andrews military base under Washington... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- American plane arrived in Moscow, having taken off from the base where the US presidential aircraft is based — Агентство. Новости
- Took off from Trump's base. Landed at Vnukovo with a US cargo plane — Фонтанка
- At Vnukovo arrived a military transport aircraft of the USA Air Force. Who it brought is unknown — Meduza
- At Vnukovo, a US Air Force plane landed — ЭХО / Новости
- A plane of the US Air Force landed at Vnukovo — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- USA
- VVS
- Vnukovo
- Vnukovo
- Riga
- Andrews
- Moscow
- RBC
- Flightradar
- Flightradar24
- Washington
- Russia
- John Rattcliff
- Donald Trump
- Dmitry Peskov
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