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Teen Who Went Viral For Tracking Elon Musk’s Private Jet Is Now Targeting Russian Oligarchs
It’s about when and where their aircraft takes off and lands.
Having soared to internet fame with the viral Twitter account “Elon’s Jet,” Jack Sweeney is now tracking the planes of some of Russia’s wealthiest people as they come under increasing international pressure over the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
New Twitter handles, @RUOligarchJets and @Putinjet, have been launched, providing live updates of their private jets’ with pics of maps locating them.
So yeah @PutinJet is live now :), don’t expect this to be too accurate though there are a dozen VIP Russian planes, and ADS-B coverage isn’t great in Russia.
— Jack Sweeney (@JxckSweeney) February 26, 2022
Sweeney reportedly claimed people have long been telling him to start Twitter accounts as such, and those requests ramped up after sanctions aimed at Russia’s richest.
Some of the jets tracked by the accounts include Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich, Leonid Mikhelson, the billionaire chairman of Russian gas producer Novatek and businessman Alisher Usmanov.
Leonard Blavatnik’s Jet N600EB Took off near Newburgh, New York, US. Going to Liberia, Guanacaste, CR (LIR, Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport) arriving in ~4h27m. pic.twitter.com/DDEySPAJtu
— Russian Oligarch Jets (@RUOligarchJets) March 3, 2022
Many of Russia’s Oligarchs are at the moment facing economic chaos at home and punishment by the West after President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine. The United States and its allies have reacted by sanctioning wealthy individuals close to the Kremlin.
In total, it’s reported the newly launched Twitter account has tracked over 40 planes and helicopters linked to Russian Oligarchs, and Sweeney has since invited others to help bolster the number of aircraft that can be tracked. On the other hand, Sweeny’s Twitter account tracking Musk is still alive and would only be deleted in exchange for a new Tesla Model 3.
