Russian Aviation Organization: On the day of the downing of the Azerbaijani plane, we were the target of the Ukrainian drone attack

According to RCO News Agency, the head of the Russian Aviation Organization, emphasizing the Ukrainian drone attack when the Kazakh plane crashed, explained the state of the Russian sky on the day of the incident.

On the morning of Wednesday, December 25, the passenger plane Embraer 190 of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which was flying from the city of Baku to the destination of Grozny, Russia, crashed near the city of Aktau in the west of Kazakhstan. The Federal Aviation Administration of Russia (RosAviatsia) announced that after the plane collided with a group of birds, the captain of the plane decided to divert the route and land at the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan.

Pointing out that the situation around the Grozny airport was very complicated on the day and time of the incident, the Russian official said that at that time Ukrainian drones were attacking civilian infrastructure in the cities of Grozny and Vladikavkaz, which caused all the planes around the Grozny airport to Order to leave.

He also pointed to the thick fog that reduced visibility at an altitude of 500 meters, and said that the pilot was offered to land the plane at alternative airports, but the plane went to Octave after 2 unsuccessful attempts at the Grozny airport.

The head of the Russian Aviation Organization also said that the Russian side has immediately informed its Kazakh and Azerbaijani colleagues of Moscow’s full and comprehensive readiness to cooperate in the investigation of this incident.

In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia announced that the Republic of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have not yet conducted any negotiations with Moscow regarding the investigation of the crash of this plane.

Emphasizing that no negotiations were held in this regard with the ministries of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Azerbaijan, the ministry said that the publication of false and biased information in this regard was caused by political motives and an attempt to exploit a disaster to achieve propaganda goals.

According to the announcement of the Republic of Azerbaijan Airlines, there were 62 passengers and five flight crew in this plane, and according to the announcement of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, 29 passengers of this plane were saved from the crash.

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