
Something is happening with the enormous $300M Russian plane seized by Canada
Jack Landau
created: Sept. 22, 2025, 1:05 p.m. | updated: Sept. 23, 2025, 2:57 p.m.
Something may finally be happening with the gargantuan cargo plane that has sat on the tarmac at Toronto Pearson International Airport for over three years.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was met by harsh sanctions and restrictions from Western nations, including Canada closing off its airspace to Russian-flagged aircraft.
The move generated discussion online, with some commenters believing the activity was a sign that the plane's transfer to Ukraine was imminent.
The representative explains that "It was for these maintenance purposes that the aircraft was moved to a different location on the airport grounds."
A previous move earlier this year also generated rumblings that the huge cargo plane was finally on the move, but those predictions proved false.
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