Abramovich plane leaves Istanbul ‘for Moscow,’ heads for Caucasia

Flight tracking data shows that a plane belonging to Roman Abramovich has left Turkey, some eight hours after arriving in Istanbul from Tel Aviv.

The data shows a Gulfstream G650 belonging to the sanctioned owner of the Chelsea soccer club supposedly on its way to Moscow from Istanbul. It was slated to land just after 4 a.m. local time.

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However, the plane appears to be following a path taking it through the Caucasus Mountains, and as of 2 a.m. local time was some 100 miles east of Batumi, Georgia and seemingly headed toward Baku, Azerbaijan. It later turned north toward Russia.

The plane was in Baku in late February, before leaving and making several trips between Moscow, Istanbul and Ankara over the previous two weeks.

It is not known if Abramovich, who was spotted Monday at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel, is aboard the plane.