Russia shot down an Azerbaijani aircraft using the Pantsir-S air defense system, according to Reuters.

The passenger aircraft of "Azerbaijan Airlines," Embraer E190, was shot down by the Russian missile system "Pantsir-S."

This was reported by Reuters, citing a source within the Azerbaijani government. Journalists were informed that a fragment of a Russian missile was retrieved from the aircraft that crashed in Kazakhstan at the end of the year:

"The Azerbaijani side possesses a fragment of the 'Pantsir-S' missile, which was extracted from the aircraft and identified through international expertise."

Embraer E190 Disaster

As reported by UNIAN, on December 25, an aircraft of "Azerbaijan Airlines," which was on a flight from Baku to Grozny, crashed near Aktau airport in Kazakhstan. 38 people lost their lives, while 29 others survived.

The main theory behind the disaster is that the aircraft was hit by Russian air defense systems. It was noted that passengers and crew members may have sustained shrapnel injuries while still in the air.

Azerbaijan officially stated that the passenger aircraft lost control due to the influence of Russian electronic warfare systems.