“Photos, videos point to Russia's responsibility”: Zelenskyy on Kazakhstan plane crash

Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote about this on the social network X.

“More and more details regarding the horrific crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight are emerging. I extend my condolences to President Aliyev and the people of Azerbaijan. Every human life is valuable, and every loss of life deserves a thorough investigation to establish the truth,” Ukraine’s president wrote.

According to Zelenskyy, Russia is responsible for the tragedy.

“We can see how the clear visual evidence at the crash site points to Russia's responsibility for the tragedy. 

If Russia decides to spread lies in the same way that it did in the #MH17 case, we will need to consolidate all international pressure on Moscow in order to establish the truth and ensure accountability,” he pointed out.

Airplane crash in Kazakhstan

On the morning of December 25, a passenger plane crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan. It was en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in the Russian Federation. The plane crash killed 38 people. Ukraine believes that the plane was hit by a Russian air defense system.

“Azerbaijan Airlines and the Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan Rashad Nabiyev called “external influence” the preliminary cause of the plane crash in Kazakhstan.

According to the preliminary investigation, the crash of the passenger plane in Aktau, Kazakhstan, was caused by a Russian surface-to-air missile. 

On Friday, December 27, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held a telephone conversation with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during which the leaders discussed the progress of the investigation into the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane near Aktau.