The authorities of Astana said on Sunday that the black boxes of the passenger plane of Azerbaijan, which crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, will be sent to Brazil for investigation. 38 people were killed in this disaster, which occurred due to the launch of Russian anti-aircraft missiles.
“The Investigative Commission of the crash investigation (…) decided to send the flight records (black boxes) to the Center for Research and Prevention of Aviation Accidents in Brazil, where the Embraer-190 plane was also built,” it is said. in Kazakhstan. The Ministry of Transport said in a statement.
Ilham Aliyev, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, announced on Sunday that the plane was damaged by ground fire from the territory of Russia, and the pilots almost lost control of it. – We also know that the plane was a victim of electronic warfare equipment, – added the leader of Azerbaijan.
The place of the plane crash in Kazakhstan (photo from December 25, 2024) MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY OF KAZAKHSTAN/EPA
The plane was flying from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Chechnya, in the south of Russia. As the plane approached the ground, the capital of Chechnya was attacked by Ukrainian drones, which then shot down the Embraer. Most of the passengers were citizens of Azerbaijan. There were 16 citizens of Russia and several citizens of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on the plane.
Photo source: MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY OF KAZAKHSTAN/EPA
