The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, in an interview with Azerbaijani television, revealed a number of reasons for the crash of the AZAL plane near Aktau.
As APA reports, according to the head of state, the final version will be known after opening the "black boxes".
"However, the initial hypotheses are well-founded and based on facts.
And the facts are that the Azeri civilian plane was shot down on the territory of Russia, near the city of Grozny, and practically lost control. We also know that our aircraft has been rendered uncontrollable by radio electronic warfare means.
This is the first damage caused to the plane," he said. Aliyev noted that as a result of the fire from the ground, the tail part of the plane was also heavily damaged.
