Baku, Azerbaijan (DT) – According to sources, a Russian air-defense system has reportedly shot down an Azerbaijani aircraft, signaling a dramatic escalation in regional tensions. The circumstances of the incident remain unclear, and no official confirmation has been provided by either side.
This development could further strain the already fragile relations between Russia and Azerbaijan, with potential implications for the broader geopolitical landscape.
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An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, claiming 38 lives, was brought down by a Russian air-defense system, according to four sources in Azerbaijan familiar with the investigation, speaking to Reuters.
Flight J2-8243 of Azerbaijan Airlines went down near Aktau, Kazakhstan, after diverting from a region of Russian airspace where Moscow has recently deployed air-defense systems to counter Ukrainian drone strikes.
One of the Azerbaijani sources familiar with the Azerbaijani investigation into the crash told Reuters that preliminary results showed the plane was struck by a Russian Pantsir-S air defence system, and its communications were paralysed by electronic warfare systems on the approach into Grozny.
The source said: “No one claims that it was done on purpose. However, taking into account the established facts, Baku expects the Russian side to confess to the shooting down of the Azerbaijani aircraft.”
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