Published 26 December 2024 at 15:21
Foreign. Traces of shrapnel damage lead several experts to believe that the plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day was shot down. The plane is said to have lost hydraulic fluid, which means that the rudder and wing flaps cannot be controlled as usual.
In the past, several experts have accused Russia of shooting down the aircraft.
The plane was on its way to the city of Grozny in the Russian sub-republic of Chechnya, where rebels previously fought against Moscow, when it crashed. At least 38 people died.
According to Russian explanations, the plane must have suffered a bird collision, something that does not, however, explain how it lost its steering ability.
A Swedish expert tells TT that holes in the hull cannot be explained by a bird.
– The holes in the hull are bent inwards, so the metal is twisted inwards, so the impact itself comes from the outside. There is not a woodpecker in the whole world so big that it could hack such holes, says Jan Ohlsson TT.
The fact that there are many and small holes indicates that they were caused by an anti-aircraft robot, according to him. Such robots spread a “hail swarm” of steel balls that penetrate the hull.
Source: www.friatider.se
