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26 December 2024 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

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  • Mounting Evidence Suggests Russian Air Defenses Hit Passenger Jet Before Crash RFE/RL 26 Dec 2024 -- When a passenger plane with 67 people on board slammed to the ground on Kazakhstan's Caspian Sea coast early on December 25, Russian authorities and state media were quick to name possible causes: heavy fog, a bird strike, and - after footage showing pre-crash damage to the jet emerged - the explosion of an oxygen tank in the cabin.
  • Aviation Experts Due To Arrive At Kazakh Crash Site To Examine Black Box RFE/RL 26 Dec 2024 -- Kazakh experts are due to arrive on December 27 to examine the crash site and black box of the ill-fated Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet, as speculation - and evidence - mounted suggesting that a Russian air defense missile may have inadvertently struck the craft.



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