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All Aircraft Involved In Russia-West Prisoner Swap Now Airborne

A China Eastern Airlines aircraft and Shanghai Airlines aircraft are seen in Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai

On Thursday, all seven aircraft involved in the prisoner swap between Russia and the West in Turkey's Ankara have taken off and are now airborne, as per flight tracking data from ADS-B Exchange.

Out of the seven flights, six are US-registered planes, while the seventh is a Russian flight. The Russian aircraft has already re-entered Russian airspace and is expected to land around 9:45 p.m. local time.

As for the US-registered planes, their destinations remain unknown at this time. However, the tracking data indicates that they are currently heading northeast and flying across Europe.

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