Agency says Russian defense system will shoot down plane in Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan this Wednesday (25), accidentally shot down by Russian air defense systemAccording to sources involved in the investigation and interviewed Reuters. At least 38 people died in the plane crash.

Flight J2-8243, with 67 people on board, left Baku, Azerbaijan, and headed towards Grozny, Chechnya, but crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan, while trying to land at the city’s airport. People who spoke to the news agency said they found evidence that the plane was shot down by Russia’s Pantsir-S missile system.

Besides, There are reports that the communications of the Embraer 190 aircraft were disabled using advanced equipment operated by MoscowApproaching Grozny. Such action would cause the GPS to transmit inconsistent information regarding the exact location of the flight.

Grozny, located in the south of Russian territory, has a strong military structure and is an important region for Russia in the occupation of Ukraine. Therefore, the Chechen capital became the target of Ukrainian drones, which now have mechanisms that can intercept the GPS of planes and shoot them down.

Russia does not confirm the attack

According to Azerbaijani government sources, euronews It was stated that a surface-to-air missile was launched by Pantsir-S at the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, and shrapnel pieces hit it after the explosion. Photos of the plane’s wreckage show a series of holes in the fuselage.

According to the publication, the plane was not allowed to land at any Russian airport, despite the requests of the pilots who received orders to go to Aktau. The Kazakh government confirmed 29 survivors; some of them had recorded footage from inside the plane moments before the crash.

Asked about the incident, Russian officials initially said that the accident occurred as a result of a bird hitting the plane. Later, Kremlin says it will wait for investigations to commentHe warns that it is wrong to present any hypotheses before the study is completed.