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International Business Times UK
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Terence Repelente

Mystery US Military Plane Lands in Moscow With No Explanation From Washington or Kremlin

A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III landed at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, after an unexplained flight from Riga, Latvia (Credit: Balon Greyjoy / Wikimedia Commons)

A US military transport aircraft made an unexplained landing in Moscow on Tuesday, triggering questions after neither Washington nor the Kremlin offered a reason for the flight.

Flight-tracking data showed a US Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III arriving at Vnukovo International Airport just after 10 a.m. local time. The aircraft had taken off from Riga, Latvia, around two hours earlier, according to data from FlightRadar24.

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