r/worldnews • u/DomesticErrorist22 • 1d ago

Preliminary investigation confirms Russian missile caused Azerbaijan Airlines crash Russia/Ukraine

https://www.euronews.com/2024/12/26/exclusive-preliminary-investigation-confirms-russian-missile-over-grozny-caused-aktau-cras
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u/Extension_Bat_4945 1d ago

It’s probably incompetence. Wasn’t there an Ukraine drone attack nearby? Sad to see more innocent people die for stupidity

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u/IAmRoot 1d ago

With the degree of negligence required for this to happen it doesn't really matter. It was a civilian airliner at a normal altitude in communication with ATC and squaking civilian transponder codes and coming from a vastly different angle from the drones. Russia decided to jam GPS in the area. They could have closed the airspace but decided not to. If they decided to jam transponder frequencies so their own air defenses couldn't identify the aircraft, that would also be a decision. Even if it was a mistake by the officer who gave the order to fire, the lack of proper communication between the AA battery and higher level command and control/long range search radars is way too negligent to qualify as a mistake by the generals responsible.