A luxurious estate on the French Riviera, Sardinian villas, mansions in London and Paris, and a billion-dollar offshore trust –– these are some of the more than two dozen assets that Russian oligarchs have managed to keep secret until now.
Nations around the world, including most of Europe, have moved against Russian oligarchs, restricting where their private jets can freely travel. The oligarchs, meanwhile, are frantically trying to evade the confiscation of these assets. Plane tracking lets us follow some of these moves. Here’s how it’s done.