From November 28 to December 24, 54 flights by An-124 and Il-76 heavy transport aircraft took place from China to Russia. Unusual activity of cargo aviation between both countries was recorded by Defense Express.

According to the publication, in September there were only a few flights, in October there were already more than a dozen, in November, as of the 27th, there were 34 flights.. And from November 28 to December 24, 54 such flights have already taken place, or 48 from the beginning of December to this day.

The number of aircraft making these flights has increased from six to eight. Now these are four Il-76 and four An-124 "

All these flights are operated by the Russian company Volga-Dnepr.. Starting points are Chinese airports: most often - 38 times - Zhengzhou, eight flights took off from Shenzhen-Baoan (near Hong Kong), the rest of the flights started from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, namely from Xianyang and Urumqi airports. All aircraft traditionally made intermediate landings in Barnaul and Novosibirsk.

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Recall that a month ago, the publication noted that Russian cargo planes fly to China at least ten times a week, according to data from flight tracking services.. Aircraft often turn off their transponders to disguise themselves..