Aircraft crash in Kazakhstan: Ukraine blame Russia!

On December 27, 2024, an Azerbaijani passenger aircraft of the Azerbaijan Airlines near Aktau, on the coast of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan, crashed. There were 67 people on board, 38 people killed and 29 survivors, many of them seriously injured, were recovered. The machine was out of Baku to Grosny and tried to land in Aktau when the crash happened.

Ukraine blames Russia for the incident. Andrij Jermak, the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration, commented on Telegram and pointed out that media reports, according to media reports, may have been hit by a Russian anti -aircraft missile. Russian reports indicate that at that time the air defense was in use due to several drone attacks from Ukraine. In addition, Russian airport authorities temporarily posted the starts and landings at some airports in southern Russia.

consequences of the crash

In response to the crash, Azerbaijan has stopped flights to seven Russian cities, including Sochi, Volgograd and Ufa. Flights remain with six large cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg. The machine, which was originally on the way to Mineralnye Wody, returned to Baku on Friday.

Current reports show that the investigation into the cause of the crash still runs and have not yet been official results. Azerbaijanic state media reported a delegation from the Attorney General to travel to Grosny, while some military bloggers and Ukrainian representatives point out possible hits through Russian air defense. GPS data of the aircraft about Russia were disturbed, and pictures of the wreck show small holes that appear like impacts of aircraft missiles. The Kremlin has warned that premature speculation on the cause of the crash is not helpful and has not yet commented on.

In summary, Radio Euskirchen On the guilt of Ukraine to Russia, while Deutsche Welle The immediate consequences of the crash for the aviation between Azerbaijan and Russia addressed.