The Russians are here.
🇷🇺 RSD171 is Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
🇷🇺 RSD308 is Il-96-300 RA-96018 #157712
🇷🇺 RSD381 is Il-96-300 RA-96023 #157717
🇷🇺 RSD171 is Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
🇷🇺 RSD308 is Il-96-300 RA-96018 #157712
🇷🇺 RSD381 is Il-96-300 RA-96023 #157717
August 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The Russians are here.
🇷🇺 RSD171 is Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
🇷🇺 RSD308 is Il-96-300 RA-96018 #157712
🇷🇺 RSD381 is Il-96-300 RA-96023 #157717
🇷🇺 RSD171 is Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
🇷🇺 RSD308 is Il-96-300 RA-96018 #157712
🇷🇺 RSD381 is Il-96-300 RA-96023 #157717
Rossiya Special Flight Detachment VIP jet departing Beijing.
🇷🇺 RSD631 is Ilyushin Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
🇷🇺 RSD631 is Ilyushin Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
May 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Rossiya Special Flight Detachment VIP jet departing Beijing.
🇷🇺 RSD631 is Ilyushin Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
🇷🇺 RSD631 is Ilyushin Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
On 29 Sep SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD420 flew from Moscow (VKO) to Bangui CAF. RSD420 has been associated with Russian Energy Minister Sergej Tsivilev.
September 30, 2026 at 7:08 AM
On 29 Sep SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD420 flew from Moscow (VKO) to Bangui CAF. RSD420 has been associated with Russian Energy Minister Sergej Tsivilev.
Curious as to why RA-96019 #157713 is maintaining FL180 the whole way back to Moscow.
November 28, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Curious as to why RA-96019 #157713 is maintaining FL180 the whole way back to Moscow.
Putin and co. depart Astana.
RSD201 is Tu-214SUS comms relay RA-64522 #14FC0A
RFF7487 is Tu-214PU-SBUS comms unit RA-64529 #14FC11
RSD279 is Il-96-300 RA-96014 #15770E
RSD539 is Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
RSD515 is Il-96-300PU RA-96024 #157718
RSD217 is Il-96-300PU RA-96025 #157719
RSD201 is Tu-214SUS comms relay RA-64522 #14FC0A
RFF7487 is Tu-214PU-SBUS comms unit RA-64529 #14FC11
RSD279 is Il-96-300 RA-96014 #15770E
RSD539 is Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
RSD515 is Il-96-300PU RA-96024 #157718
RSD217 is Il-96-300PU RA-96025 #157719
November 28, 2024 at 7:15 PM
SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD761 & RA-96023 RSD608 (Sergej Lavrov) and Tu-204 VIP RA-64059 RSD900 now airborne.
September 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM
SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD761 & RA-96023 RSD608 (Sergej Lavrov) and Tu-204 VIP RA-64059 RSD900 now airborne.
On 10 Sep RA-96023, RA-96019, RA-64059, RA-96022 & RA-96025 are en route to New Delhi for the BRICS summit. Lavrov on RA-96023; Putin on RA-96025.
September 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
On 10 Sep RA-96023, RA-96019, RA-64059, RA-96022 & RA-96025 are en route to New Delhi for the BRICS summit. Lavrov on RA-96023; Putin on RA-96025.
2nd one heading back to Moscow Vnukovo from Casablanca, Morocco. Prior, this flight left Havana, Cuba.
RSD894 is Ilyushin Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
RSD894 is Ilyushin Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
April 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
2nd one heading back to Moscow Vnukovo from Casablanca, Morocco. Prior, this flight left Havana, Cuba.
RSD894 is Ilyushin Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
RSD894 is Ilyushin Il-96-300 RA-96019 #157713
SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD669 also arriving at Delhi.
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD669 also arriving at Delhi.
Leaving so soon? RA-96019 leaving Anchorage.
August 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Leaving so soon? RA-96019 leaving Anchorage.
SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD171 is airborne from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij.
August 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD171 is airborne from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij.
SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD327 and Il-96PU CAMBER Airborne Command Post RA-96022 RSD151 also up out of Moscow headed east. There is a possibility that Putin could be on RA-96022.
May 19, 2026 at 8:31 AM
SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD327 and Il-96PU CAMBER Airborne Command Post RA-96022 RSD151 also up out of Moscow headed east. There is a possibility that Putin could be on RA-96022.
🇷🇺 Special Flight Squadron Il-96-300
↗️ Caracas, Venezuela 🇻🇪
↘️ Casablanca, Morocco 🇲🇦
RSD892
RA-96019
157713
↗️ Caracas, Venezuela 🇻🇪
↘️ Casablanca, Morocco 🇲🇦
RSD892
RA-96019
157713
November 17, 2024 at 6:34 AM
🇷🇺 Special Flight Squadron Il-96-300
↗️ Caracas, Venezuela 🇻🇪
↘️ Casablanca, Morocco 🇲🇦
RSD892
RA-96019
157713
↗️ Caracas, Venezuela 🇻🇪
↘️ Casablanca, Morocco 🇲🇦
RSD892
RA-96019
157713
The following Il-96 are likely the next to fly to Voronezh for overhaul/upgrade: RA-96018, RA-96019, RA-96021 & RA-96023 (AKA 'The Cocaine Express').
March 5, 2026 at 9:53 AM
The following Il-96 are likely the next to fly to Voronezh for overhaul/upgrade: RA-96018, RA-96019, RA-96021 & RA-96023 (AKA 'The Cocaine Express').
Aircraft participating and/or supporting the visit: RA-96023, RA-96019, RA-96018, RA-96022, RA-96024, RA-96025, RA-64531, RA-64517, RF-85135, RA-64524 & RA-73584.
August 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Aircraft participating and/or supporting the visit: RA-96023, RA-96019, RA-96018, RA-96022, RA-96024, RA-96025, RA-64531, RA-64517, RF-85135, RA-64524 & RA-73584.
Special Flight Squadron Il-96 RA-96019 CS/FCN RSD704 (Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitrij Medvedev) took off from Moscow (VKO) and is currently flying over KAZ.
March 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Special Flight Squadron Il-96 RA-96019 CS/FCN RSD704 (Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitrij Medvedev) took off from Moscow (VKO) and is currently flying over KAZ.
RA-96019 landed at K-Grad Khrabrovo civil airport vice Chkalovsk military airfield.
March 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
RA-96019 landed at K-Grad Khrabrovo civil airport vice Chkalovsk military airfield.
SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD171 is airborne from Moscow (VKO) and en route to Anchorage Alaska.
August 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD171 is airborne from Moscow (VKO) and en route to Anchorage Alaska.
#RossiyaSpecialFlightDetachment arrivals for the #Trump #Putin #Alaska summit:
#RSD381 – #RA-96023 Il-96-300PU 157717, first into ANC.
#RSD171 – #RA-96019 Il-96-300PU 157713, inbound.
#RSD308 – #RA-96018 Il-96-300 157712, inbound.
Passenger roles (press/entourage/president) are unconfirmed.
#RSD381 – #RA-96023 Il-96-300PU 157717, first into ANC.
#RSD171 – #RA-96019 Il-96-300PU 157713, inbound.
#RSD308 – #RA-96018 Il-96-300 157712, inbound.
Passenger roles (press/entourage/president) are unconfirmed.
August 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
So this is what we have flying east as far as Il-96 CAMBER variants: RA-96023, RA-96019, RA-96018, RA-96022, RA-96024 & RA-96025. Some aircraft may not fly to Alaska but may ‘beddown’ at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij.
August 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So this is what we have flying east as far as Il-96 CAMBER variants: RA-96023, RA-96019, RA-96018, RA-96022, RA-96024 & RA-96025. Some aircraft may not fly to Alaska but may ‘beddown’ at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij.
On 06 Jul RUS Government Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD838 (most likely Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov) departed Moscow VKO and is en route to New York USA via the long ‘Northern Route.’
July 6, 2026 at 10:51 AM
On 06 Jul RUS Government Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD838 (most likely Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov) departed Moscow VKO and is en route to New York USA via the long ‘Northern Route.’
On 18 Dec SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD508 took off from Moscow (VKO) and is en route to Cairo EGY. mid.ru/en/foreign_p...
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
On 18 Dec SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD508 took off from Moscow (VKO) and is en route to Cairo EGY. mid.ru/en/foreign_p...
On 17 Jun Special Flight Squadron Il-96 RA-96019 CS/FCN RSD911 (no break) flew from Moscow (VKO) to Krasnoyarsk, later flying to Kuala Lumpur MYS.
June 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
On 17 Jun Special Flight Squadron Il-96 RA-96019 CS/FCN RSD911 (no break) flew from Moscow (VKO) to Krasnoyarsk, later flying to Kuala Lumpur MYS.
Special Flight Squadron Il-96 RA-96019 CS/FCN RSD502 (no break) took off from Moscow (VKO) and is headed south.
May 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Special Flight Squadron Il-96 RA-96019 CS/FCN RSD502 (no break) took off from Moscow (VKO) and is headed south.
So it appears that Sergej Lavrov was not on Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD838 that flew to the USA, but instead was on SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96023 RSD308 that flew to Addis Ababa ETH on 06 Jul. mid.ru/en/foreign_p...
July 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM
So it appears that Sergej Lavrov was not on Il-96 CAMBER RA-96019 RSD838 that flew to the USA, but instead was on SFS Il-96 CAMBER RA-96023 RSD308 that flew to Addis Ababa ETH on 06 Jul. mid.ru/en/foreign_p...