Saved StoriesCatch upNotificationsSettings
Get Plus

Sign in to baba News

One account across the web, iPhone and Android — your subscription follows it.

or use an email code

By continuing you agree to the terms and privacy policy.

Search stories

Type at least two characters. Results come from every newsroom baba reads.

↑↓ to move · ↵ to open · esc to close

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to keep asking. News Plus removes the daily limit.

or use an email code

By continuing you agree to the terms and privacy policy.

Full coverage· Security· Updated

Russian Military Aircraft Lands Unannounced at Ben Gurion Airport

A Russian military Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, arriving from a base near Moscow. The aircraft, belonging to the Russian Ministry of Defense's 223rd Aviation Unit, is not used for commercial flights and is listed on U.S. sanctions lists.

2 newsrooms · 1 language · since

Sign in to baba News

Sign in to save this article and find it on your phone.

or use an email code

By continuing you agree to the terms and privacy policy.

What happened

  1. 01A Russian military Tu-154M aircraft landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday.
  2. 02The plane departed from Chkalovsky Air Base near Moscow.
  3. 03The aircraft belongs to the Russian Ministry of Defense's 223rd Aviation Unit.
  4. 04The aircraft is listed on U.S. Treasury Department sanctions.
  5. 05The IDF declined to comment on the incident.
  6. 06The purpose of the flight and its passengers remain unknown.

Israeli authorities have declined to comment on the flight's purpose or passengers, leaving the incident unexplained.

Translated and summarized by baba from Kikar HaShabbat, the latest report. Read Kikar HaShabbat’s original

The coverage

2 newsrooms on this story

Who covered it

  • LeftNone
  • CentreNone
  • RightNone
  • Haredi2
  • ArabNone

How it broke

See which of the 2 newsrooms broke it, and who waited