Four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation told Reuters on Thursday that Russian air defences had mistakenly shot it down. Pictures of the plane wreckage showed what appeared to be shrapnel damage to the tail section of the plane.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday he had nothing to add and did not want to give any assessments until the official investigation made its conclusions.
Russia's aviation watchdog said on Wednesday the emergency may have been caused by a bird strike. Russia has said it is important to wait for the official investigation to finish its work to understand what happened. //
@蓝色刺猬: 综合路透社、法新社和俄罗斯卫星通讯社12月26日报道,克里姆林宫发言人佩斯科夫26日表示,对于阿塞拜疆航空公司客机在哈萨克斯坦坠毁的原因,在调查结果出来之前,作出任何假设都是错误的。
佩斯科夫呼吁大家等待调查结束。他说:“目前,正如你所说的,调查正在进行中……在调查得出结论之前提出任何假设都是错误的。”