Speaker of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, Maulen Ashimbaev, called not to draw premature conclusions based on the photos of the plane that crashed near Aktau. He noted that some forces are trying to earn dividends for themselves when they connect the destruction of the plane with shelling, TASS reports.
"These are speculations and baseless statements. And spreading such statements is wrong, indecent, and it shows that this or that person wants to earn this or that dividend for themselves in that situation," he told reporters in Astana. There have been reports in the media and social networks that photos of the plane's tail show injuries, which are believed to be similar to impact marks
he Wall Street Journal reports that according to Ukrainian officials and experts in the field of aviation, the cause of the incident was most likely the fire fired by Russian anti-aircraft systems. According to preliminary data, the cause of the plane crash was a collision with birds.
The Embraer 190 passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines, which was carrying out the Baku-Grozny flight, crashed on December 25 near the Aktau airport in Kazakhstan. There were 62 passengers and 5 crew members on the plane. 38 people died, 29 people survived.
