An Azerbaijani airline's Embraer 190 was shot down by a Russian air protection system by way of unclosed airspace over Grozny, Kovalenko claims. Shrapnel harm was discovered on the wreckage of the aircraft.

An Embraer 190 aircraft of the Azerbaijani airline flying from the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, to Grozny, Russia, was shot down by a Russian air protection system as a result of Russia didn’t shut the airspace over the town. This was introduced by the pinnacle of the Middle for Countering Disinformation on the Nationwide Safety and Protection Council, Andriy Kovalenko, UNN studies.

"This morning, an Embraer 190 plane of the Azerbaijani airline flying from Baku to Grozny was shot down by a Russian air protection system. Russia was supposed to shut the airspace over Grozny, however didn’t achieve this. The aircraft was broken by the Russians and was despatched to Kazakhstan as a substitute of being urgently landed in Grozny and saving lives," Kovalenko mentioned.

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The Baza telegram channel reported that the crashed Embraer 190 had been flying for greater than 50 minutes with management methods that failed.

Earlier it was recognized that the entrance a part of the Embraer collapsed and caught fireplace, however the tail part remained intact.

Based on the newest knowledge, 32 folks survived the aircraft crash. The investigation is ongoing.

The flight knowledge recorder of the Azerbaijan Airways aircraft was discovered on the crash website in Kazakhstan . Authorities additionally reported that there have been no Kazakhs among the many survivors, there have been six of them.

On the crash website close to Aktau, traces much like shrapnel harm are discovered. Criminalists and civil aviation specialists are investigating, questioning witnesses and analyzing the black field.