Footage of the Azerbajian Airlines plane that crashed and killed 38 people shows suspicious holes in the fuselage, leading to rumors that the plane was shot down by Russians.
The flight from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the Russian city of Grozny crashed with 67 passengers and five crew on board this morning near Aktau in western Kazakhstan.
According to the aircraft’s track on Flight Radar 24, it was flying over the Republic of Dagestan along the coast of the Caspian Sea, after which disappeared from the tracking systemsuggesting it was exposed to Russia’s air defense systems.
Then, showed up about an hour later off course. It was flying low over water near western Kazakhstan before it crashed.
Before the crash, the crew had reported a strong impact of the vessel. They assumed the aircraft hit a flock of birds, but it was later reported that it was the explosion of an oxygen tank to supply the cockpit in case of depressurization.
This alleged sudden depressurization of the cylinder caused significant damage to the aircraft causing it to “scatter into fragments”.
But new footage showing large holes in the side of the wreckage have raised questions about whether birds or an exploding oxygen tank could have done so much damage to the plane.
There have been suggestions that the Russian air defenses may have caused the crashas “that doesn’t look like birds”.
Wall Street Journal reporter Yaroslav Trofimov said Russian media speculation includes that Russian air defenses mistook the passenger jet for a Ukrainian drone.
It is known that the Embraer 190, belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines, was trying to land at the Russian airport Grozny, capital of the Chechen region, which is under attack by Ukrainian drones. The plane was unable to land – with the official reason given being ‘fog’.
Kazakh authorities said they were looking into several possible versions of what happened, including a technical problem, Russian news agency Interfax reported.
Moment of the Plane Crash
An Azerbaijani Airlines plane heading from Baku to Grozny crashed and was destroyed at Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan. There were 67 passengers and 5 crew members on board the Baku-Grozny flight.
Source: IRAN Urdu News
pic.twitter.com/pLBXkx6mro— Rizwan Farooqui (@RizwanRizzzii) December 25, 2024
Video from inside the cabin
Video from inside the cabin of the fatal Azerbaijan Airlines plane shortly before it crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau is circulating on social media.
In the video distress is captured that the passengers experienced, while also visible are the damages that have occurred – for unknown reasons – inside the cabin, while the oxygen masks have also been released.
Another video also circulating is said to have been taken by one of the survivors seconds after the crash and shows passengers trying to extricate themselves from the wreckage.
The final moments of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane before its crash in Kazakhstan were captured by a passenger onboard.
Aftermath also included in the footage. pic.twitter.com/nCRozjdoUY
— Clash Report (@clashreport) December 25, 2024
Source: www.diaforetiko.gr
