Day: December 27, 2024
The head of Russia’s state aviation agency said Friday that the airspace was shut down over the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus when an Azerbaijani plane that later crashed in Kazakhstan tried to land.
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The Hypothesis
During the attempted landing in Grozny, the Ukrainian drones flew close to the Azeri plane. (By design?). They were seen as attackers and were shut at by the air defense operators or the system in auto mode. One of the anti-drones hits, producing shrapnel, was close enough to hit the plane’s tail part, and specifically the place were the “Avionics”, electronic communications control centers are located. Thus the plane “lost the controls” and the maneuverability, complicating the landing. The direct damage to the landing gear is also possible. The plane’s conditions and problems became known to the ground operators from the pattern of its movements, and they refused the permission for it to land for the fear of the casualties on the ground and other reasons. Possibly they were inexperienced and scared. Other places refused landing also, and the plane was directed to Aktau.
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The Hypothesis
During the attempted landing in Grozny, the Ukrainian drones flew close to the Azeri plane. (By design?). They were seen as attackers and were shut at by the air defense operators or the system in auto mode. One of the anti-drones hits, producing shrapnel, was close enough to hit the plane’s tail part, and specifically the place were the “Avionics”, electronic communications control centers are located. Thus the plane “lost the controls” and the maneuverability, complicating the landing. The direct damage to the landing gear is also possible. The plane’s conditions and problems became known to the ground operators from the pattern of its movements, and they refused the permission for it to land for the fear of the casualties on the ground and other reasons. Possibly they were inexperienced and scared. Other places refused landing also, and the plane was directed to Aktau.
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The Russian troops are preparing new assaults on two fronts, specifically in the Zaporizhzhia region, states the spokesperson for the Defense Forces of the South, Vladyslav Voloshyn, during a national telethon broadcast.
According to him, the enemy continues to conduct active aerial and other reconnaissance in the Orikhiv and Huliaipole directions.
“They are preparing assault groups to intensify assault actions and attacks in the near future, including strikes on civilian infrastructure and settlements near the line of combat engagement,” the spokesperson noted.
Situation in Zaporizhzhia region
Reports have been circulating since October about Russian forces attempting to advance in the Zaporizhzhia region to capture more Ukrainian territory. At that time, the Ukrainian command observed the enemy preparing for new assaults, specifically in the Orikhiv and Robotyne directions of Zaporizhzhia.
To thwart these plans, Ukrainian forces have been striking important Russian military targets in the region. On December 27, it became known that the Defense Forces had eliminated three Russian army officers in Zaporizhzhia. The Russian military had gathered for a meeting and were neutralized by HIMARS.
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The Embraer 190 crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau earlier this week, killing 38 of the 67 people on board.
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