No ES was/is definitely in Russia.
Check the pictures on his girlfriend's blog..
http://www. lsjourney.com/?m=201806
Taken from Skyloung.ru in Moscow
https://www. google.com/maps/@55.7106963,37.5770482,3a,62.7y,93.41h,69.27t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipMCaYYUJzHcGB1IzP7FeFupUEj62Th8W02XvXrZ!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMCaYYUJzHcGB1IzP7FeFupUEj62Th8W02XvXrZ%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya180.50232-ro0-fo100!7i10240!8i5120
BREAKING Ural Airlines #U61116 to Moscow diverted to Baku over bomb threat
A Ural Airlines Airbus A321 aircraft, flying from Bahrain to Moscow, made a safe landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport on Monday at 14:56 Baku time (10.56 UTC).
The reason for the emergency landing is the commander of the aircraft’s suspicion of a bomb on board the plane”.
https:// www.airlive.net/breaking-ural-airlines-u61116-to-moscow-diverted-to-baku-over-bomb-threat/