As written in the article, this year’s summer capital for Russia’s influential and wealthy became the Turkish city of Bodrum. Journalists recorded more than 10 aircraft belonging to the highest ranks of Russian officials there.
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The aircraft “Suchoj Superjet 100” (RA-89053), associated with the first Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, was spotted most frequently in Turkey. Last summer, this plane visited Turkey seven times, stopping in Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman, Istanbul, and Ankara.
The business jet “Bombardier Challenger 850” (RA-67226), most often flying the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, visited Turkey five times.
The “Bombardier Challenger 850” (RA-67677), associated with the family environment of Russian presidential aide Nikolai Patrushev, was spotted in Turkey four times. It is noteworthy that this aircraft is also one of the few spotted in the Krasnodar region during the summer. On August 18, it flew from Sochi to Bodrum.
Another such aircraft is the former Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev’s “Bombardier Global 6500” (RA-73573), which was at Sochi airport on June 29 but was later recorded in Dalaman.
Heads of state banks also fly
During the three summer months, Bodrum was also visited by three heads of state banks – the “Bombardier Global 6000” (RA-67777), used by VEB Chairman Igor Shuvalov, the “Bombardier Global 6000” (RA-73550), flown by VTB head Andrey Kostin, and the plane of Sberbank head German Gref. Also spotted there was the aircraft “Dassault Falcon 8X” (RA-09606) of the head of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov.
It is noted that Russian billionaires were spotted in Bodrum much less frequently than the highest-ranking country officials.
According to the article, the plane associated with Dmitry Mazepin (RA-11000) was recorded six times in Turkey, visiting the city of Bodrum and Istanbul.
The plane of the owner of the company “R-Farm,” Alexey Repik (RA-73577), appeared twice in the city of Bodrum and also visited Antalya.
Two aircraft associated with billionaire Albert Avdolyan were spotted in Bodrum: the “Bombardier Global Express” (RA-73650) and the “Bombardier Global 7500” (RA-73592).
On July 6, the “Airbus A318-112 Elite” associated with Arkady Rotenberg arrived in Bodrum, and in mid-June, billionaire Andrey Bokarev’s “Gulfstream G450” was spotted over Dalaman, as previously reported by “Novaya Gazeta Europe.”
Boris Rotenberg’s aircraft (RA-73545) ended the summer season in August in Antalya.
Since the beginning of summer, many of the largest cities and resorts on the Black Sea coast, including Sochi, Anapa, Gelendzhik, and Novorossiysk, have been attacked by drones.
The greatest consequences were faced by Arkhipo-Osipovka, near Gelendzhik, where after a drone crashed on the beach, according to Russian sources, 7 people died and 58 were injured.
On August 12, a massive attack struck Novorossiysk, Anapa, and Gelendzhik. At that time, according to Russian authorities, three people allegedly died, 24 were injured, and dozens of residential buildings were damaged.
