A plane with Russians on board crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25

There was a plane crash in Kazakhstan. Telegram news channels write about the details of the incident with links to information from government agencies.

On the morning of Tuesday, December 25, a plane heading from Baku to Grozny changed course during the flight and crashed on the territory of Kazakhstan while landing at the airport in Aktau. According to preliminary data, there were 62 people on board, of which 16 were Russians. There are survivors among the passengers.

According to the Federal Air Transport Agency, the Embraer 190 aircraft of the Azerbaijani airline AZAL fell at about 9:30. The probable cause of the tragedy was a collision with birds. The emergency situation provoked by this prompted the crew to land at an alternate airfield.

Operational services of the Republic of Kazakhstan conduct search and rescue…