US Military Plane Lands at Moscow Airport After Five-Year Absence

A U.S. military aircraft landed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport on August 25, marking a rare occurrence since 2017.

According to FlightRadar, the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III with flight number RCH4555 took off from Riga and landed in Moscow.

The aircraft had departed from Andrews Air Force Base in Camp Springs, U.S., where the presidential plane, Air Force One, is based.

C-17 aircraft are used for diplomatic and government transport, suggesting that this landing may be related to official business between the two countries.