- A jet owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich headed back to Moscow, per flight tracking data.
- Abramovich's Gulfstream jet has hopped between Moscow, Istanbul, and Tel Aviv since the weekend.
- It's unclear whether Abramovich was onboard – he has been spotted at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport.
A $65 million private jet belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich flew back to Moscow two days after leaving the city to go to Israel, flight tracking data shows.
The Gulfstream G650ER jet with the registration LX-RAY, which is owned by Abramovich per media reports, has been hopping between the Russian capital; Tel Aviv, in Israel; and Istanbul, in Turkey, since the weekend.
Early on Tuesday morning, the jet flew from Istanbul Airport to Moscow Vnukovo International Airport, flight tracking site FlightRadar24 showed.
It comes as Russian oligarchs and billionaires, who have been sanctioned by various countries following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sought to protect their assets.
This could mean moving private jets to different countries.
Abramovich's jet was in Moscow on Sunday before it flew to Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, per FlightRadar24.
But Israel has limited private aircraft to 48 hours on the ground in the country in an effort to keep sanctioned oligarchs out, The Washington Post reported.
The plane flew on Monday to Istanbul – less than 24 hours after landing in Tel Aviv – and then to Moscow on Tuesday, FlightRadar data showed.
It's unclear whether Ambramovich was onboard. He was spotted in a VIP lounge at an Israeli airport with his face mask pulled down on Monday before the plane flew to Istanbul, Reuters first reported.
The G650ER jet can seat up to 19 passengers, Gulfstream says on its website.
A private-jet comparison site suggests the plane has a price tag of $65 million.