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  • Ukrainian drone attack was underway before Azerbaijani plane’s crash, Russian aviation chief says

    12/27/2024 9:48:26 AM PST · by McGruff · 24 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | Dec 27, 2024
    Russia’s aviation chief said Friday that a Ukrainian drone attack was under way in the region of Chechnya at the time an Azerbaijani airliner attempted to land before diverting to Kazakhstan and crashing there earlier this week... Yadrov, the Russian aviation chief, said that as the plane was preparing to land in Grozny in deep fog, Ukrainian drones were targeting Grozny, prompting authorities to close the area for air traffic. Yadrov said that after the captain made two unsuccessful attempts to land in Grozny, he was offered other airports as an alternative but decided to fly to Aktau across the...