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. (…)

  • JokeDeity@lemm.eeEnglish
    215·
    1 day ago

    Russia is essentially attacking every major power in the world, completely unchecked. Why are we all sitting on our hands? Russia needs nuked yesterday.

    • Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
      51·
      24 hours ago

      Yeah sure, start a nuclear war and end the world. What a great way to achieve peace…

      If you deem it so important to stop Russia, that you want to die for it, Ukraine needs plenty of people with a pulse to defend themselves against the Russian invasion.