Azerbaijan's president says crashed jetliner was shot down by Russia unintentionally

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 2:04 PM CST, December 29, 2024

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to “hush up” the issue for days.

“We can say with complete clarity that the plane was shot down by Russia. (...) We are not saying that it was done intentionally, but it was done,” he told Azerbaijani state television.

Aliyev said that the airliner, which crashed Wednesday in Kazakhstan, was hit by fire from the ground over Russia and “rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare.” Aliyev accused Russia of trying to “hush up” the issue for several days, saying he was “upset and surprised” by versions of events put forward by Russian officials.

“Unfortunately, for the first three days we heard nothing from Russia except delirious versions,” he said.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/azerbaijan-russia-plane-crash-e6c1002284a900fa635eecf5573214ea

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Why didn't Russia make this announcement?

If they fucked up, they should admit it. Now, they will deny it. Then what will Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev have to say?

[chouchou]

2. Oh boy, this is one of the stories that one tries to sort out your brain's neurons...

..and comes to the meme WTF?

[quakerboy]

3. I've had a few accidents

But somehow of all the unintentional things I've ever done, shooting down an aircraft has never made the list.

[Aussie105]

4. I guess being one of the unintentional dead

is better than being intentional dead. Right?

#Insert 10 ft high sarcasm emoji here#

[LudwigPastorius]

5. In a related story,...

a large deposit of cash mysteriously appeared in the bank account of the president of Azerbaijan.