US orders seizure of two aircraft owned by Roman Abramovich

Abramovich's 767 is nicknamed 'The Bandit' due to the slanted black fittings around the cockpit window.

What you need to know:

  • The department said in court filings that the two aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and Gulfstream G650ER executive jet, had been flown into Russian territory earlier this year in violation of US export controls set for US-made aircraft on March 2.