Embraer plane flying from Baku to Grozny may have been shot down
On the skin of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed this morning in Kazakhstan, traces resembling damage from missile strike elements are visible. Video confirmation of this version was posted by Fighterbomber, a blogger associated with the Russian Aerospace Forces, on his Telegram channel. In the video, damage is clearly visible on the skin of the surviving tail section of the plane.
 
“We’ve sorted out the birds. The appearance of this video was a matter of time. For some time they will be engaged in senseless wanking, is it a UAV, an air defense system or a bomb in the luggage compartment, but I think not for long,” the blogger accompanied the published material with this comment.
 
The version that the traces on the skin of the Embraer could have been left by a missile attack was also supported by other channels. New footage appeared on the Internet, capturing marks on the tail section and left wing of the plane. Thus, the versions about a collision with a flock of birds and an explosion of an oxygen cylinder can be refuted.
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