The flight data recorders from the AZAL aircraft have arrived in Kazakhstan.

The Investigative Committee of Russia reported that a comprehensive examination has been initiated regarding the actions of air traffic control services, the air traffic organization system, and air defense on the Russian side in connection with the AZAL plane crash.

The Telegram channel Baza, which is close to Russian security agencies, claims to have obtained a full transcript of the conversations among the crew of the crashed aircraft. It indicates that after several landing attempts in Grozny, the pilots began requesting weather data for Makhachkala and Mineralnye Vody, but ultimately decided to fly to Baku and then to Aktau on their own.

The crew reported poor communication. Before attempting to land in Grozny, the pilots indicated that both GPS signals had been lost, according to Baza's publication.

The source of the transcript has not been disclosed by the Telegram channel. There have been no official publications of the pilots' conversations obtained during the investigation so far.

• The "Azerbaijan Airlines" aircraft was operating a flight from Baku to Grozny on December 25. There were 67 people on board, 38 of whom, including three crew members, died as a result of the crash near Aktau. The investigation is ongoing, but the primary theory regarding the aviation disaster suggests that the fuselage was damaged by fragments from a surface-to-air missile in the skies above Grozny.
• Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that the responsibility for the disaster "lies with representatives of the Russian Federation." Aliyev demanded that Russia acknowledge its guilt and punish those responsible. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences for the crash of the Azerbaijani plane but did not accept responsibility.

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