Multiple holes found on plane wreckage in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's Transport Ministry released an investigation report showing that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane was likely damaged by the impact of "external objects" before crashing near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan on December 25, 2024.

CBS News cited a 53-page preliminary report released by Kazakhstan's Ministry of Transport on February 4, including images showing many holes in the passenger plane's fuselage.

However, the investigation results did not mention the cause behind the incident where the Embraer E190AR of Azerbaijan Airlines carrying 67 people from Baku (Azerbaijan) was supposed to go to Grozny (Chechen Republic of Russia) but changed direction to Kazakhstan before crashing in the suburbs of the western city of Aktau.

Multiple holes found on plane wreckage in Kazakhstan

The plane crash killed 38 of the 67 people on board.

The pilot reportedly informed Grozny city air traffic control of the loss of GPS signal and shortly thereafter the plane went into a state of loss of control.

The scene of the wreckage of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near the western city of Aktau (Kazakhstan) on December 25, 2024

The tail section of the plane also suffered multiple damage marks of various shapes and sizes and "similar damage was found on the left engine and left wing of the aircraft," the report said.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has repeatedly accused Russian air defense systems of accidentally shooting down Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243.

Initially, Russian officials gave several reasons for the crash, such as a bird strike. Later, Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the unfortunate accident, adding that Russian air defense systems were activated at the time to repel an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) coming from Ukraine.

However, until now no one has come forward to claim responsibility for the plane crash.

The Kremlin said Russia had opened a criminal investigation into the crash and had not yet released its results. Kazakhstan is leading the investigation because the plane crashed on its territory.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/phat-hien-nhieu-lo-thung-tren-xac-may-bay-roi-xuong-kazakhstan-185250205092559938.htm