“An Azerbaijan Airlines plane, which was traveling from Baku to Grozny, crashed near Kazakhstan’s Aktau in the morning on December 25. 38 people died”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“We noted the heroism of the pilots and the entire crew of the plane. A key priority now is a thorough investigation that will answer all the questions about what really happened. Russia must provide clear explanations and stop spreading disinformation. In the photo and video, damage to the plane’s fuselage is clearly visible, in particular holes and dents, which are very reminiscent of an air defense missile strike,” the Ukrainian head of state reported on the content of the conversation.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin also spoke with Aliyev on December 28. He apologized for the “tragic incident” with the Azerbaijan Airlines plane on the morning of December 25 in Russian airspace. According to the Kremlin, the Russian leader connected the passenger plane crash with an attack by Ukrainian drones, which was taking place in the Caucasus region of the Russian Federation at that time.
The Azerbaijan Airlines plane, which was on its way from Baku to Grozny, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, in the morning of December 25. 38 people died.
According to Euronews and Reuters, the cause of the plane crash was the Russian anti-aircraft system. Reuters reported that the missile was fired at the plane during “drone aerial activity” over Grozny. The rocket exploded next to the plane, damaging its skin.
On December 27, the head of Rosaviatsia, Dmytro Yadrov, confirmed that drones attacked the city of Grozny when the plane was coming in to land at Grozny airport. He claimed that the pilot of the plane was offered other airports in Russia for landing, but he decided to go to the Aktau airport. Euronews sources in the Azerbaijani government wrote that the crew of the damaged airliner asked for an emergency landing, but it was not allowed to land at any of the Russian airports.