As Euronews originally reported earlier in December and January, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was downed on 25 December by a missile from a Russian Pantsir-S1 system, killing 38 and injuring 29.
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00:00A preliminary official report released by the Azerbaijani government shows the deadly
00:05Azerbaijan Airlines crash on 25 December was a direct result of damage to key flight systems
00:13caused by foreign objects.
00:15The report released on Tuesday details that the Kazakh Ministry of Transport found numerous
00:21through and blind damages on the fuselage, the tail section and the aft part of the aeroplane
00:27including its stabilizers.
00:29According to the report, further forensic tests will be conducted to determine the source
00:35of the foreign objects.
00:36No evidence of a bird strike was noted in the preliminary report.
00:41The Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 from Baku to Grozny crashed while attempting an emergency
00:47landing near Aktau in Kazakhstan.
00:51A total of 38 people on board were killed, some 29 others survived with injuries.