This is precisely the avenue that we're following here at FR. This was an attempt on Putin, and it was forewarned by the Washington Times two weeks ago as the first event in a new terror spree.
First Plane breaks up in mid-air, the second plane sets off a Hijack signal and goes down crashing into the ground (so far this is what I have picked up, the second one did not break up in mid-air.) Second plane was head to where Putin was on vacation.
Maybe that was meant to be the big hit before they strike here again. Like they wiped out the northern alliance leader before 9/11.
Does that really make sense? How would a hijacker know the location where Putin is staying or be able to locate it from the air?