As Euronews had already reported in December and January, the flight 8243 of Azerbaijan Airlines was shot down on December 25 by a missile of the Russian system Pantsir-S1, killing 38 people and 29 injured.
The murderous crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines company plane on December 25 in Kazakhstan is the direct result of damage caused by “foreign objects” on the main flight systems, according to an official preliminary report published this Tuesday by the Azerbaijani government .
The report specifies that the Kazakh Ministry of Transport noted “Many via crossing and blind damages” On the fuselage, the tail and the rear part of the plane, including its stabilizers.
In addition, the investigators found unidentified metallic debris which damaged the hydraulic systems of the plane following “Two external noises”.
“Due to unfavorable weather conditions, the plane tried in vain to land in Grozny twice, then the captain decided to return to Baku. Following this decision, the CVR recorded two external noises, which occurred 24 seconds apart, above Grozny “, specifies the report.
Other forensic analyzes will be carried out to determine the origin of foreign bodies, specifies the report.
No trace of bird’s impact was noted in the preliminary report.
The flight 8243 of Azerbaijan Airlines connecting Bakou to Grozny crashed during an emergency landing near Aktau in Kazakhstan.
Before the accident, the Jet Embraer Erj 190-100 lost all the main flight orders, underwent depressurization of the cabin and the crew reported the explosion of seats in the cabin.
The plane crashed approximately 5 kilometers from track 11 of Aktau airport, dislocated and caught fire, reported the international news channel Anewz, based in Azerbaijan.
In total, 38 people on board were killedincluding the captain, the co -pilot, the hostess of the main air and 35 passengers, while 29 others survived with injuries.
Before the publication of the preliminary report, sources revealed to Euronews that electronic war systems had been deployed against the Azerbaijani plane while he was preparing to land in Grozny, followed by a defense of a defense system Russian anti-aircraft Pantsir-S1, transferred from Syria to Chechnya.
The day after the crash, Azerbaijani government sources told Euronews That a Russian floor-to-air missile was the source of the Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft accident in Aktau.
According to our information, the damaged plane was not authorized to land on Russian airports despite the requests for emergency landing of the pilots, and it was ordered to cross the Caspian Sea towards Aktau, in Kazakhstan. According to the available data, the plane GPS navigation systems were blocked throughout the flight trajectory over the sea.
Apologize, recognize his guilt and punish the culprits
Three days after the crash, President Azerbaijani Ilham Aliyev declared in a speech to the nation: “We can say in complete clarity that the plane was shot dead by Russia. (…) We do not say that it was done intentionally, but it was done.”
At the time, on December 29, Ilham Aliyev said that Bakou had sent three requests to Russia in relation to the crash.
“First, Russia must apologize to Azerbaijan. Secondly, it must recognize its guilt. Third, it must punish the culprits, to court and pay compensation to the Azerbaijani state, to the wounded passengers and to the members crew “underlined Mr. Aliyev.
The president noted that the first request had “already been satisfied” When Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized on December 28. Mr. Putin qualified the crash of “tragic incident”without however recognizing the responsibility of Moscow.
On the same day, the government of Kazakhstan told Euronews that it had decided toSend the flight recorders of the plane to Brazil In order to contribute to the complete and unequivocal disclosure of the facts surrounding the tragedy – a gesture which indicates that Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are aligned in their quest for a transparent investigation.
The preliminary report will be followed by a final report within one year from the date of the accident, in accordance with international rules.