Its Syrian Bases in Doubt, Russia Sends Cargo Flights to Libya NYT | Top Stories Nataliya Vasilyeva 20 December 2024 at 08:10 A Libyan officer said the stepped-up flights from Russia and Syria delivered military gear. © Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency, via Getty ImagesA Russian Ilyushin Il-76MD plane flies over Moscow in 2022. At least four Russian Il-76 cargo planes have made trips from Moscow or Minsk to Benghazi, in eastern Libya, and back since last Thursday.
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