Russian air defense systems appear to be responsible for the downing of an Azerbaijan airliner whose crash was captured on video.
Only 29 people survived, but some of the survivors posted videos that appear to support the current theory regarding how this airline crashed.
There are bits of shrapnel seen in the fuselage:
U.S. officials tell NewsNation evidence indicates Russian air defenses downed the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan Wednesday, killing 38 of the 67 people on board.
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Full video of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash from today.
It shows the pilot trying to save the flight and then crashing in a fireball where miraculously close to 30 of the 67 aboard reportedly survived.
Video after the crash shows evidence of what could be bullet holes. pic.twitter.com/sXnM4AFk1x
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Russia’s military is being blamed for a commercial airline crash near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, that occurred on Wednesday.
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Azerbaijani government officials confirmed that a Russian missile caused the crash. As EuroNews reported, “The missile was fired at Flight 8432 during drone air activity above Grozny,