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Blacklisted Russian Il-76 carried non-military cargo to Upington – defenceWeb | SA News

An Abakan Air Il-76 transport aircraft that arrived in Upington last week was carrying general non-military cargo, including civilian helicopters and aerobatic aircraft, according to South Africa’s Department of Transport.

A City Press/Rapport article over the weekend hinted that it might have been carrying weapons to the nearby Vastrap testing range, and linked the airline to Russia’s Wagner Group (Africa Corps), noting the airline was blacklisted by the United States Treasury in June 2024 for transporting Russian military equipment.

Flight tracking data shows the aircraft landed in Upington on 2 October after flying from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. It had been in the East African…

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