Kremlin Declines to Speculate on Aqtau Airport Crash of Azerbaijan Airlines, Preliminary Findings Suggest Bird Strike, 38 Killed

Dec 26, 2024, 09:01 AM

The Kremlin has declined to speculate on the causes of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan, which resulted in the deaths of 38 people. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized the importance of waiting for the investigation to conclude before drawing any conclusions. Preliminary findings from Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency suggested that a bird strike may have caused the crash. Meanwhile, the Kremlin has rejected media reports suggesting the incident was the result of an attack, maintaining that it is premature to form hypotheses until the investigation is complete.