According to Kazakhstan in Kazakhstan in Kazakhstan, the Azerbaijanian airline on the line to the Chechen capital Groznyj, which crashed in Kazakhstan in December 2024, was likely to be “damaged by external objects” before the Kazakh investigators were probably. According to TASR reports, TASR informs about TASS and AFP.
The preliminary report did not determine the reason why the aircraft was deflected from the course. Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev repeatedly claimed that the plane accidentally shot down Russian air defense. However, the investigation is led by Kazakhstan, which AFP described as one of the nearest allies of Russia.
According to AFP, the report of the Kazakh Ministry of Transport contains photographs showing a number of holes in the aircraft body. It also writes about “different shapes and size of damage in the tail part of the aircraft”. According to the report, similar damage was found on the left engine and the left wing of the plane.
The Russian news agency TASS reports that the air staff informed the dispatchers of the oxygen bottle on board before the accident. Subsequently, the cockpit, after a sharp impact, was caused by birds and caused considerable damage.
“Oxygen is running out in the passenger section. I think an oxygen bottle has exploded, feels fuel. Some passengers lose consciousness,” It quotes TASS communication of the air crew with a control tower in Grozno.
Russia admitted that on the day of the accident, air defense systems were activated because of the attack of Ukrainian drones. There were 67 passengers on board. 38 people died in the accident and 29 hospitalized.
