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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — U.S. officials archer NewsNation grounds indicates Russian aerial defenses downed the Azerbaijan Airlines level that crashed successful Kazakhstan connected Wednesday, sidesplitting 38 of the 67 radical connected board.
The rider pitchy flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed portion trying to marque an exigency adjacent Aktau. The formation had been en way from Baku, the superior of Azerbaijan, to Grozny successful Russia, but was diverted owed to fog.
The U.S. officials added that if the preliminary accusation proves to beryllium true, it would further underscore Russian recklessness successful its penetration of Ukraine.
The Russian authorities connected Thursday warned against spreading “hypotheses” astir the origin of the crash.
“The probe is underway,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “And until investigators marque their conclusions, it would beryllium incorrect to marque immoderate benignant of hypothesis. So, we cannot bash it and cipher should bash it. We indispensable await the extremity of this investigation.”
Azerbaijan observed a nationwide time of mourning connected Thursday. National flags were lowered crossed the country, postulation crossed the state stopped astatine noon, and signals were sounded from ships and trains.
Speaking astatine a quality league Wednesday, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that the upwind had forced the level to alteration from its planned course.
