Kremlin warns against speculation that Russia shot down Azerbaijan Airlines flight

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Kremlin warns against speculation that Russia shot down Azerbaijan Airlines flight

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 on Thursday warned against speculating what may have caused an 

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, killing 38 of the 67 on board, after an aviation expert said evidence indicated that a Russian anti-missile battery may have brought down the passenger plane.

The Embraer 190 crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau while en route from 

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, to Grozny in 

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 on Wednesday. The flight attempted to make an emergency landing about 1.8 miles from Aktau, according to Azerbaijan Airlines, but instead hit the ground, erupted into a fiery ball and split into two.

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 spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the investigation into the cause of the ****** was underway.

“It would be incorrect to make any hypotheses before the investigation comes to conclusions, and we definitely cannot do it and no one should do it,” he said in his daily press conference.

Kanat Bozumbayev, the Kazakh deputy prime minister, also cautioned against assigning a cause while the investigation is in its preliminary stage.

“The police and the prosecutor’s office are conducting forensic examinations,” Bozumbayev 

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 on Thursday, adding, “Therefore, at this point, it is premature to talk about anything. This is pure hype.”

Putin’s and Bozumbayev’s comments come amid growing speculation that Russian air defenses may be behind the ******.

“Subsequent reporting and contextual information, including the follow-on video examination of the wreckage … and circumstances surrounding the airspace security environment in southwest Russia, leads Osprey to assess that the flight was likely shot down by a Russian air defense system,” said Matthew Borie, chief intelligence officer at the aviation security firm Osprey Flight Solutions.

Borie said another potential theory, that the plane collided with a bird or birds, would have probably led to reports of more than one explosion and the damage to the aircraft appearing differently.

The Wall Street Journal 

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 Osprey’s findings.

A U.S. official on Thursday echoed that there are indications a Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck the Azerbaijan Airlines flight, and said if that proves to be the case, it would be more evidence of 

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 in its 

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Borie said that at the time of the incident, Russian air defense forces were defending against a Ukrainian military-grade weaponized drone attack that involved Russia shooting down drones. At least one drone was hit east of Grozny, while others were shot down over Chechnya, he added.

Earlier, the head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, said that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane “was shot down by a Russian air-defense system,” citing visible damage to the plane.

The flight’s destination was Grozny, which is near Ukraine and the 

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, but it was rerouted to Aktau after an emergency onboard, according to a statement issued by Russia’s aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, on Wednesday.

Azerbaijani 

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 echoed Peskov’s caution. “There are various theories, but I believe it is premature to discuss them. The matter must be thoroughly investigated,” he said at a meeting dedicated to the incident Wednesday.

“The reasons for the ****** are not yet known,” he said, adding that Azerbaijan has launched its own investigation.

Aliyev said that the flight changed course because of “worsening weather conditions” and that the “****** occurred during landing” as the plane descended toward Aktau airport.

He declared Thursday a national day of mourning in Azerbaijan.

The flight had 62 passengers and five crew members on board, according to the Kazakh Emergencies Ministry. Later, the Kazakh Health Ministry published a list of 29 survivors, including two children.

At least one airline said it is altering its flights in the region in light of the Kazakhstan air ******. El Al, Israel’s national carrier, announced Thursday it is suspending its operations on its Tel Aviv-Moscow route for the coming week and will assess when it may resume.

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