The Azerbaijani plane was shot down by Russia

The Embraer 190 of the Azerbaijan Airlines airline, which was flying from Baku to Grozny, was shot down by a Russian air defense system. The Russian Federation should have closed the airspace, but did not do so.

This was stated by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko via Telegram on Wednesday, December 25.

Russia shot down a passenger plane

According to Kovalenko, in the morning the Embraer 190 of the Azerbaijani airline was shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft missile system.

"Russia should have closed the airspace over Grozny, but did not do this. The plane was damaged by the Russians, and it was sent to Kazakhstan, instead of making an emergency landing in Grozny and saving people's lives," the message says.

As a reminder, on December 25, a passenger plane crashed in Kazakhstan. It was flying from Baku, Azerbaijan to Grozny, Russia. 38 people died due to the plane crash.

In total, there were 67 people on board of the plane, including five crew members. 42 of them were citizens of Azerbaijan, 16 were Russian, 6 were Kazakh, and 3 were Kyrgyz.

Later, photos from the site of the plane crash were posted online. One of the passengers was also able to record video inside the aeroplane before and after the crash.