Tu-214R spy plane has return back to Russia from Syria Posted on December 12, 2016 by alert5 The Tu-214R spy plane that Russia deployed to Syria in late July has return home on Dec. 9, tracking data from Flightradar24 shows. Related posts (Automatically Generated): Russian Su-25UB spotted over Syria Russia deploys four more Su-34s to Syria Turkey denies Russia Today report that Israel used its base to attack Syria Russia’s military detachment in Syria now has a “hotline” to Israeli Air Force Russia deploys its newest spy plane to Syria Tu-214R over Syria with two FLANKERs escorting behind