The cause of the crash of the Azerbaijani plane was said to be a Russian missile hit.
The missile was fired at flight 8432 while the drone was operating over Grozny.
The crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan on Wednesday was caused by a Russian surface-to-air missile hitting the plane. Euronews reports this with reference to sources in the Azerbaijani government.
According to them, the missile was fired at flight 8432 while the drone was operating over Grozny. At the same time, fragments hit passengers and crew when they exploded near the plane in flight.
Government sources told the newspaper that the damaged plane was not allowed to land at any Russian airport, despite pilots' requests for an emergency landing, and was ordered to fly across the Caspian Sea to Aktau in Kazakhstan.
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