Tragic plane crash in Kazakhstan: 38 deaths and many injuries!

Tragic plane crash in Kazakhstan: 38 deaths and many injuries!

Aktau, Kasachstan - A tragic plane crash shakes Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. On December 25, 2024, a passenger plane from the Azerbaijan Airlines fell off the coast of Aktau into the Caspian Sea. The aircraft with 67 people on board, including five crew members, started in Baku on Wednesday morning and was to fly to Grosny, the capital of the Russian partial Republic of Chechnya. Tragically, 38 people died in the accident, while 29 survivors were sometimes injured in hospitals. The sad news led to a mourning day in Azerbaijan, which was celebrated with hemasted flags and shifted cultural events, such as Volksblatt.at reported.

unclear cause of the crash and speculation

The exact causes of the crash are still unclear, which could lead to different speculation. According to the first reports, the aircraft should redirect in Grosny due to bad weather conditions before it finally crashed into Aktau. However, there are also theories that speak of a possible collision with a swarm of birds or damage from Russian air defense, although there is no evidence. The Ukrainian director of the center to combat disinformation, Andrij Kowalenko, expressed the theory that the machine could have been damaged during the conflict in the region. The Kazakh authorities have now found the flight writer, from which further information was hoped for, while examining the cause of the crash is actively promoted by various government institutions, such as kreiszeitung.de reported.

The number of survivors temporarily became valuable to 29 people, including Russian, Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz citizens. Some survivors were flown to Russia in order to be treated medically. The reports about the number of passengers were initially confusing, with different information on the actual number on board. Due to the dramatic events and the continued uncertainty about the cause of the crash, the situation remains tense and the interest in the investigation is high.