A preliminary report released by Kazakhstan's transport ministry suggests that an Azerbaijani jet that crashed in December, killing 38 people, likely suffered damage from 'external objects' before impact. The report, while revealing images of the plane with holes, stops short of identifying the cause of the plane's deviation and crash in Aktau. The incident has fueled speculation about a possible Russian air defense involvement, with both Azerbaijani and US officials hinting at such a scenario.
A Russia-bound Azerbaijani jet that crashed in Kazakhstan in December was likely damaged by 'external objects' before hitting the ground, according to a report released Tuesday. The 53-page preliminary report published by Kazakhstan 's transport ministry included photographs of the plane riddled with holes, but it did not identify the reason why the plane veered off course and crashed in its western city of Aktau. The crash killed 38 of the 67 people on board.
According to its probe, the crew had reported to air traffic control in Russia's city of Grozny about losing a GPS signal, and shortly afterward, lost control of the aircraft. The report stated that the plane had 'various shapes and sizes of damage in the tail section' and 'similar damage was found on the left engine and left wing of the aircraft.' Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has repeatedly asserted that Russian air defense unintentionally shot down Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243. Russian officials had initially attributed the crash to a possible bird strike or the explosion of some sort of gas cylinder. Russian President Vladimir Putin then issued a rare public apology for what the Kremlin termed in a statement a 'tragic accident,' stating that Russia's air defense system was operating to repel a Ukrainian drone attack on the day the plane crashed. However, Moscow stopped short of accepting responsibility for the crash. A U.S. official previously informed CBS News that there were early indications a Russian anti-aircraft system might have struck the plane in a region where Ukrainian and Russian forces had exchanged drone and rocket fire for months. The Kremlin statement indicated that it had initiated a criminal investigation into the incident. Kazakhstan is leading the investigation as the crash occurred on its territory. But the country, one of Russia's closest allies, has not directly blamed Moscow
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