Russian Defense Ministry aircraft with the sanctioned plane RA-85042 landed at Ben Gurion Airport
On the evening of November 8, a Tu-154M of the Russian Ministry of Defense made a flight from Chkalovsky near Moscow to Israel's Ben Gurion Airport — a route rare in recent years. The purpose of the visit and the passengers were not disclosed: the Russian embassy, the IDF, and the Israeli Prime Minister's Office all declined to comment. Aircraft RA-85042 has been on the US Treasury sanctions registry since 2023.
Otabek Yusupov