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On December 25, 2024, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, resulting in 38 fatalities and 29 survivors. The flight, en route from Baku to Grozny, Russia, diverted to Aktau due to adverse weather conditions and air defense activities near Grozny. Preliminary investigations suggest that the aircraft was struck by a Russian Pantsir-S air defense missile, leading to the crash.
Survivors reported hearing loud bangs and experiencing cabin depressurization before the crash. Images of the wreckage revealed numerous holes in the fuselage and tail section, consistent with shrapnel damage.
Azerbaijan Airlines has confirmed that the crash was caused by "external physical and technical interference," indicating it was not due to an internal fault.
The incident underscores the risks to civilian aviation amidst the ongoing conflict and drone warfare between Russia and Ukraine.
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Azerbaijan Airlines reveals cause of plane crash after it was downed by Russia
THE cause of the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people has been revealed. The Christmas Day disaster saw the aircraft explode into a fireball near the city of Aktau, Kaz…
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Downed Azerbaijan airliner riddled with shrapnel holes, troubling images appear to show
New up-close images of the wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines flight JS-8243 show the doomed flight appears to have been struck by numerous fragments or other similar objects before crash-landing in K…
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Reuters: People on crashed Azerbaijani plane say they heard bangs before it went down
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