Tens of thousands watching jumbo tankers flying near Ukraine

Tens of thousands are watching jumbo tankers flying near Ukraine on Flightradar 24. At UTC 22.30 February 28, the tracking website shows a USAF KC-10 (above) flying orbits over Romania close to Moldova, supporting spy planes that are stationed just off the Ukraine border. The USAF has 60 KC-10 tankers, the military version of the DC-10, for aerial refueling of various military aircraft. This particular KC-10 is based in the UK.

Another tanker that is being tracked is a Royal Air Force KC2 Voyager (A330) tanker (below) which is operating out of Cyprus and is orbiting over Romania right on the Black Sea. READ: Emirates threatens to cancel 777-9s READ: World's favorite aircraft, the AN225, destroyed by Russia  SEE: Magnificent drone photos of the AN225.

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