An investigation into the Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan points towards possible Russian involvement. A source claims Azerbaijani authorities believe the plane was damaged by a Russian Pantsir anti-aircraft system, rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare, and directed over the Caspian Sea by Russian air traffic controllers.
The Dec. 25 crash killed 38 of the 67 people aboard.Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Dec. 25, 2024.Azerbaijani authorities investigating last week's Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan are probing the 'disturbing' possibility that Russian air traffic controllers may have directed the damaged plane out over the Caspian Sea, a source with knowledge of the investigation told ABC News.
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia have all opened investigations into the cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 crash. The source -- who did not wish to be identified given the sensitivity of the ongoing Azerbaijani investigation -- said Azerbaijani authorities have 'very little doubt' that flight J2-8243 was damaged by a Russian Pantsir anti-aircraft system over Chechnya on Dec. 25. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev suggested on Sunday that the plane was shot down by Russia unintentionally, that it 'was damaged from the outside on Russian territory' and was 'rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare.' He cited fire from the ground for serious damage to the tail section of the aircraft and apparent shrapnel holes in its fuselage. People mourn at the grave of First Officer Aleksandr Kalyaninov during a funeral for the crew members killed in an Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan, in Baku, Azerbaijan on Dec. 29, 2024.Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the plane crashing, but stopped short of saying Russia was behind a strike. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Friday said, 'The investigation into the air accident is ongoing. And we do not think we have a right to give any assessments and will not do so until conclusions are drawn based on the results of the investigation. We have our own aviation authorities that can do it, and this information may come only from the
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