{"id":1351844,"date":"2022-03-01T05:01:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T10:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1351844"},"modified":"2022-03-01T10:10:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T15:10:07","slug":"student-who-tracked-elon-musks-jet-now-following-russian-oligarchs-amid-invasion-of-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-who-tracked-elon-musks-jet-now-following-russian-oligarchs-amid-invasion-of-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Who Tracked Elon Musk\u2019s Jet Now Following Russian Oligarchs Amid Invasion Of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstudent-who-tracked-elon-musks-jet-now-following-russian-oligarchs-amid-invasion-of-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1351844&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-19.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A college student who became famous for tracking Elon Musk\u2019s private jet on Twitter has now started following Russian oligarchs after the nation invaded Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>University of Central Florida freshman Jack Sweeney set up a Twitter account called @RUOligarchJets to track the movements of aircraft owned by top Russian billionaires.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tracking all of the following. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cUW5rwS0el\">pic.twitter.com\/cUW5rwS0el<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Russian Oligarch Jets (@RUOligarchJets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RUOligarchJets\/status\/1497739735753658371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The account claimed to follow 31 private jets owned by nine Russian leaders as of Saturday. Additional aircraft have been added based on user recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney\u2019s efforts are made public and can be tracked by anyone following the Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe aircrafts these oligarchs have are absolutely crazy,\u201d Sweeney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-02-28\/why-russian-oligarchs-can-t-escape-the-twitter-teen-who-tracked-elon-musk-s-jet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Bloomberg News, noting some of the planes include the Airbus A319 and Boeing 737.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir planes are huge compared to other jets,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the billionaires the account follows include Roman Abramovich, who owns the Chelsea soccer team, Vladimir Potanin, and Norlisk Nikel, among others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Russian jets will no longer be allowed to fly over the European Union or Canada after both introduced bans to Russian airlines from its airspace following the invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. has considered similar action, but has yet to move forward on a Russian flight ban.<\/p>\n<p>The hold may be connected to a call for U.S. citizens to leave Russia immediately.\u00a0On Sunday, the State Department issued a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ru.usembassy.gov\/security-alert-u-s-mission-russia\/\">Security Alert<\/a> urging American citizens to leave Russia by whatever commercial means are available. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/state-dept-urges-american-citizens-to-leave-russia-immediately-as-flights-canceled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>An increasing number of airlines are cancelling flights into and out of Russia, and numerous countries have closed their airspace to Russian airlines.\u00a0U.S. citizens should consider departing Russia immediately via commercial options still available. The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens that the Department of State\u2019s Travel Advisory level for Russia is at \u201cLevel 4: Do Not Travel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This alert comes several days after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and follows a January 23\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/travel\/en\/international-travel\/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages\/RussianFederation.html\">Level 4 Travel Advisory<\/a>\u00a0encouraging Americans not to travel to Russia.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDo not travel to Russia due to ongoing tension along the border with Ukraine, the potential for harassment against U.S. citizens, the\u00a0embassy\u2019s limited ability to assist U.S. citizens in Russia, COVID-19\u00a0and\u00a0related entry restrictions,\u00a0terrorism,\u00a0harassment by Russian government security officials, and the\u00a0arbitrary enforcement of local law,\u201d the advisory read.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The college student\u2019s new Russian-billionaire flight tracking account had more than 126,000 followers as of Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney has also launched an account to follow Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s private jet, according to a post on his personal account. The @PutinJet profile might not be \u201ctoo accurate\u201d according to Sweeney, due to multiple aircraft and coverage issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So yeah <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PutinJet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PutinJet<\/a> is live now :), don&#8217;t expect this to be too accurate though there are a dozen VIP Russian planes, and ADS-B coverage isn&#8217;t great in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Sweeney (@JxckSweeney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JxckSweeney\/status\/1497362271281958912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sweeney\u2019s flight-tracking activity came to prominence in November after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk offered him $5,000 to delete his account that tracked his personal jet.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not every day that the world\u2019s richest person sends you a personal message on Twitter for the world to see, with Sweeney offering an intriguing reply.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes I can but it\u2019ll cost you a Model 3 only joking unless?\u201d Sweeney replied.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 19 year-old received a message in fall last year at 12:13 a.m. from Musk. It said: \u201cCan you take this down? It is a security risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney replied: \u201cYes I can but it\u2019ll cost you a Model 3 only joking unless?\u201d per Protocol.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1gzIMVUwyn\">https:\/\/t.co\/1gzIMVUwyn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tech Insider (@TechInsider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TechInsider\/status\/1488522027107557377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t love the idea of being shot by a nutcase,\u201d Musk said.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney counter-offered at $50,000, telling Musk the money would be \u201cgreat support in college and would possibly allow me to get a car maybe even a Model 3,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/27\/elon-musk-offered-teen-5k-to-stop-tracking-his-jet-on-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>The account, @ElonJet, provides updates on flights using public data. Updates have continued despite the Twitter interaction with Musk.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A college student who became famous for tracking Elon Musk\u2019s private jet on Twitter has now started following Russian oligarchs after the nation invaded Ukraine.University of Central Florida freshman Jack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1351844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1351844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1351844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1351844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1351844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1351844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1351844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}