
Three special Il-96-300PU aircraft failed to land in Moscow immediately
Two aircraft eventually landed at Vnukovo, the third went to St. Petersburg

Two aircraft eventually landed at Vnukovo, the third went to St. Petersburg

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The aircraft was spotted near the Novaya Zemlya archipelago

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The Russian President's aircraft will be accompanied by a cortege of Su-35S fighters and an Il-22PP Porubshchik electronic warfare aircraft

Il-96-300 is used by the "Russia" special flight unit for government transportation