Exclusive: Russian missile caused Aktau crash, investigation confirms
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/6115119
Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau on Wednesday.
According to the sources, the missile was fired at Flight 8432 during drone air activity above Grozny, and the shrapnel hit the passengers and cabin crew as it exploded next to the aircraft mid-flight.
Government sources have told Euronews that the damaged aircraft was not allowed to land at any Russian airports despite the pilots’ requests for an emergency landing, and it was ordered to fly across the Caspian Sea towards Aktau in Kazakhstan.
According to data, the plane’s GPS navigation systems were jammed throughout the flight path above the sea. (...)
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If this is true, it’s fucking supervillain levels of bad.
I’m surprised they didn’t just finish the job. Must be low on missiles.
Standard Orc operating practice
Can Nato or the UN do a "police action" in ruzzia already?
set the finger in wagging position.
Most likely that day is the same day we find out the percentage of Russian nuclear warheads are still functional.
This is the lamest attempt to deflect blame I've ever seen. What do you want to bet there were no UAV's in the area?
Also, if it's a no fly zone, they should say it up front.
As of now, no civilian aircrew can feel themselves safe near Russian airspace.
Okay hitting the wrong thing while under attack is bad, but denying the emergency landing is just fucked up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_Airlines_Flight_8243
It looks like Euronews typoed the flight number. It should be "Flight 8243", not "Flight 8432".