Azerbaijans President accuses Russia of covering up plane crash

Azerbaijans President accuses Russia of covering up plane crash

The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, accused Russia of accidentally shoting up an aircraft on Christmas Day. This incident, the People died , was also kept secret by Russia.

an airplane on the way to Grosny

The Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft was on its way to Grosny in Chechnya before it had to carry out an emergency landing near Aktau. The airline reported the incident on Wednesday.

Russia's influence and the cause of the accident

First, the Russian federal air transport authority explained that the plane according to a Kollision has crashed. Later they rowed back and reported that Ukrainian combat drones and poet fog had pushed the aircraft out of Russian airspace.

shots and damage to the aircraft

Perforation in the aircraft fuselage, which similarities had similarities to damage caused by splinters or debris, many believe that the plane was shot down by Russian air defense units. A US officer who spoke to CNN also said that it indicates a Russian system that the plane had hit.

reactions from Azerbaijan

"The fact that the fuselage is littered with holes suggests that the theory of collapse with a swarm of birds ... is completely impossible," said Aliyev on Sunday according to the Azerbaijanic State Media Azertac.

The President continued that the plane was damaged via Russian territory and "electronic combat systems have brought our aircraft out of control". He also reported serious damage to the rear of the aircraft through fire from grounds.

The explanation of the Russian dispatcher

A Russian dispatcher expressed shortly before the crash that an oxygen tank in the aircraft's cabin had exploded, as Kazakhstan's Transport Minister Marat Karabayev announced on Thursday.

Putin's apology

Aliyev said that this was "another unfortunate and surprising moment", which "clearly showed that the Russian side wanted to cover up the matter, which of course nobody is good". On Saturday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin apologized for the tragic incident that took place in Russian airspace "on a phone call with Aliyev.

claim for responsibility and apology

aliyev asked Russia to take responsibility instead of absurd theories and to apologize completely. "Of course our plane was accidentally hit ... there can be no question of a deliberate terrorist act," he said, according to Azertac.

"Therefore, Russia should have admitted his guilt, to apologize in good time at Azerbaijan, a friend of a friend, and inform the public about it," he added. He regretted that in the first three days they heard nothing of Russia except absurd theories.