The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed yesterday in Kazakhstan was hit by a Russian air defense missile, Reuters reported, citing four representatives of the Azerbaijani authorities, quoted by BTA.
The crash of the “Embraer 190“ near the Kazakh city of Aktau killed 38 people. The plane was diverted from its trajectory into Russian airspace due to the use of the air defense system against Ukrainian drones at that moment, which led to the tragedy.
NATO called for a full investigation into the causes of the crash. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and victims of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243," said Farah Dakhla, a spokeswoman for the military alliance, on the social network "Ex". She also wished the injured a speedy recovery and reiterated her call for a full investigation into the incident.