Russia’s aviation watchdog said on Friday (27) that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday (25) decided to divert route amid dense fog and a local warning about Ukrainian drones. .
Rosaviatsia stated that the captain of the aircraft was offered other airports to land but chose to go to Aktau, Kazakhstan.
The agency noted that it will provide comprehensive support to the Kazakh and Azerbaijani investigations into the case.
Russia pointed out that it is important to wait for an investigation to complete its work to understand what happened. Four Azerbaijani sources told Reuters on Thursday (26) that the plane was hit by Russian air defenses.
Evidence suggests the plane was shot down
Early evidence suggests that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have shot down the passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day,
This is the first time that US authorities have assessed Wednesday’s accident (25).
citing four anonymous sources in Azerbaijan who were aware of the investigation into the case, that Russian air defense shot down the aircraft.
If this is confirmed, the plane may have been misidentified, with poorly trained Russian units negligently firing at Ukraine’s use of drones, according to the US source.
Images shared on social media on Wednesday showed
Reuters was able to confirm the location and date of the video and that the wreckage corresponds to the crash plane. Look:
Still, authorities in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia have urged people not to speculate about the crash until investigations are complete.
A commission was created to investigate the case, involving representatives from the three countries.
However, Russian and Azerbaijani law enforcement agencies will not be allowed to conduct a forensic investigation, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said, according to Kazakh state media.
