The Russia-bound passenger plane went down in Kazakhstan with the loss of 38 lives.

Summary

An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 of 67 onboard, with 29 survivors.

The plane was diverted due to fog en route to Grozny, Chechnya, before crashing 1.9 miles from the runway.

Speculation suggests a Russian air defense missile may have caused the crash amid heightened regional tensions.

Aviation analysts cite shrapnel patterns as evidence of a missile strike.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    1 day ago

    Jesus Christ. Look at the damned picture. The ass end if peppered with tiny holes. Anyone think birds did that?!

    Have a look at how missiles work:

    https://youtu.be/ITwA9M2Qtcc?t=352

    And if you call Hollywood bullshit, have a look at any number of Ukrainian war videos. Don’t have one in mind ATM.