Plane crash in Kazakhstan – Russia shot down a plane, as was the case with UIA in Tehran – UNIAN
Russian air defense operators knew that there was a civilian aircraft in the air, but they still switched the Pantsir to automatic operation.
The passenger Embraer 190 of AZAL Airlines, which crashed near Aktau (Kazakhstan), was apparently hit by a Russian Pantsir, which was operating in automatic mode, writes Defense Express.
Immediately after the first photos and videos appeared from the scene of the crash of a passenger plane flying from Baku to Grozny, it became clear that the version of the crash due to a flock of birds was nonsense. The footage shows characteristic traces of anti-aircraft missile debris on the tail of the plane.
That day, Russian air defense repelled a drone attack over Grozny. The Russians deployed the Pantsir air defense missile system. However, experienced operators could not confuse the drone…
