U.S. official says early indications Azerbaijan plane was hit by Russia

[@Ekofrennzy]

That pilot saved 38 people with that landing. It was nose diving before landing

[@DougChurch-m8x]

You also see that the jet cannot maintain speed at level flight. A plane that cant maintain speed stalls, the wing dips, and it falls from the sky. So you see at the beginning the plane diving for a bit. That was the pilot specifically doing that to gain speed. He was very skilled to get 400 miles across the Caspian sea, and very nearly managed to land with all passengers safe. But to get 400 miles across the sea, that was an amazing job.

[@AlexKarasev]

​@@DougChurch-m8xyes. But wonder why not land in an open field somewhere - even if airports weren't available for emergency landing.

[@Infiniti_Rico]

​@@AlexKarasev The damage made it almost impossible to control.

[@cwg73160]

⁠@@AlexKarasev How ignorant of that pilot, huh? Everyone knows to land your plane in an open field after getting shot down by a Russian missile.

[@LoLFilmStudios]

@@AlexKarasevwhen it was nose diving he was gaining speed, he needed to level it and land where it was going instead of where he wanted. You’re a witness of of peak performance and all you can say is garbage, there is not a single thing in your life that you can do as well as this pilot in that moment. I don’t claim to be different but I’m a master in at least two things so I can appreciate skill. You are a master of none so you can only point fingers while drowning in your dunning kruger soup.

[@lorenwilson8128]

Birds don't leave shrapnel holes in the fuselage.

[@mikecrooks8085]

Metal birds?

[@EricHughes-z4y]

Pieces of metal from broken blades could feel like being hit by aaa .An investigation is needed to see

[@Hakuna_Frittata]

How many flocks of birds have you seen over the sea at 15,000'?

[@lboston4660]

@@Hakuna_Frittata russian birbs must be somethin' else

[@eco2geek.]

It's those razor-sharp bird beaks.

[@JackStrangelove]

That Aircraft was shot down. The tail section was pitted from an explosive.

[@thefamily512]

Wrong, no proof of that.

[@maineexport13]

​@thefamily512 there is a LOT of evidence actually... it will all come out eventually, but it was 100% shot down by Russia.

[@wqv5423ln]

@@thefamily512 yes .. there's plain proof

[@VS-de7xk]

Ok Mr internet NTSB investigator

[@dialaalazar9010]

There was an explosion upon impact on the ground. The explosion did not happen in t he air.

[@wqv5423ln]

In other words...these people were murdered.

[@GiovanniDEANDA-u5f]

Thats THE WORLD WE LIVING NOW SO hide . 😂😂😂

[@bjvu9460]

In other words PROPAGANDA . I am sure the US shot down a plane in their own airpspace in the late 80s early 90s but for some reason I bet you didnt call it that .. Do you want me to share that video since they made a video about it... Typical dumb american ! Planes that are shot down dont have people LIVE MOH RON!

[@j.k.1479]

Russia even forbid emergency landing. Due to this the plane crew lost a lot of valuable time for saving the passengers.

[@lemcakes32422]

what usa does daily around the world

[@weirdsciencetv4999]

Special atrocity operation

[@briarrose8154]

It had vertical pitching & sideways yawing. It looks like they lost hydraulic control rather than engines like what you’d expect w/ a bird strike. The ground footage shows pitting & shrapnel damage in the mostly intact aft fuselage. There was already what appeared to be shrapnel damage to the wings in the inflight footage that also showed decompression. Putting that together, there was clearly some kind of explosion outside the plane that damaged the aft fuselage in flight causing puncturing the cabin, causing decompression, & severing the hydraulic lines impacting the steering of the plane. Birds don’t do that. The only ones saying its birds are the ones probably responsible

[@PKerusso]

No flaps and the other control surfaces not moving indicates a loss of hydraulic fluid. She bled out….

[@mikecrooks8085]

Putler "metal birds!"

[@NathanEvans-lc8vi]

I've noticed a lot of speculative analysis concerning the SHOOTING DOWN of this Flight... Question: When will common sense come into play🤔

[@Michael-yb7jh]

​@@NathanEvans-lc8vi What defies common sense to you exactly?

[@AlexKarasev]

​@@PKerussomakes sense. Wonder if & how the decision was made not to land on some empty field. Hopefully air traffic controller and voice cabin recordings can be released soon.

[@kevinbaskaran4716]

Didn’t Russia once do this to a Malaysian airline?

[@allanrowland130]

And a Japanese 747.

[@COWGUYVT]

It's happened far to often. Russia has shot down a few, the US Navy shot down a passenger liner once. The basic gist is that war is stupid but what are you supposed to do with an aggressive hostile country like Russia. I don't think the world's govts should be as hands off as they've been.

[@kittenkidadventure1477]

Ukraine did it ,not Russia, everybody knows.

[@UkraineTrain13]

@@kittenkidadventure1477right….

[@COWGUYVT]

@@kittenkidadventure1477 I'm thinking that everybody doesn't know.

[@Apollocreed2076]

Prayers for the victims that lost their lives. 😕

[@Ming-Chan]

Russia did not give clearance for the plane to land at nearby airports after it was hit. They directed it to take the long flight back over the sea in hopes it would crash and sink in the water.

[@chriscalderin6677]

Go back to your video games

[@3gun142]

Russia did not give permission to land because at that time Ukraine attacked Grozny with drones, clown

[@epicone9255]

Like russia is really going to admit to any wrong doing???

[@arky5851]

When have they ever?

[@BillyBob-wq9fl]

Yeah nbc and zelenskyy are known for their honor and commitment to truth.

[@BillyBob-wq9fl]

Remember when ukraine claimed a russian missile struck apartments.. when it turned out to be a ukranian missile?

[@UkraineTrain13]

@@BillyBob-wq9flRussian agent detected. How’s that Putin money?

[@notfamouschristopher]

They have to admit it, American missiles only hit Russian things, no way any American missile we are borrowing to Ukraine hit anything but Russian stuff.

[@thedragonmatrix]

Not birds

[@NotBirds]

not birds

[@jasonoram4596]

@@NotBirds not birds

[@geoffshaw8053]

Probably the pilots thought it was birds and called that in over the radio.

[@cuckertarlson3329]

@@NotBirdsnot birds

[@BettyFL]

@@geoffshaw8053 Good point. Unknowingly quite possible.

[@felipms]

They hit the plane, denied them the possibility to land twice, and sent them across the Caspian Sea in an emergency to another city with its GPS jammed - perhaps it would crash in the way hiding any proof of wrongdoing? It's not an accident, it's deliberate and criminal! Thank GOD the pilots did not surrender and the aircraft is produced by a company that is a worldwide reference when it comes to safety.

[@AlexKarasev]

Couldn't the pilot land on an open field somewhere? If the city was under a drone sttack at the time with active AA it could get more friendly fire

[@cwg73160]

@ The plane was in 100% working condition, right? Im wondering why he had to land at all after getting shot down by a Russian missile. You should’ve been flying instead.

[@brandondixon7057]

@@cwg73160huh

[@summerodds5281]

@@cwg73160 dude look at the side of the plane, clearly flak shrapnel hit it. Doesn't mean the plane took a direct missle hit, all it takes is one piece of metal to cut a hydrolic line and you've got problems. Don't be so simple minded.

[@cwg73160]

@@summerodds5281 What tf are you talking about? Can you not read?

[@bernielhat9155]

Evidence shows it was shot down

[@paulrobinson1508]

Lets face it: They knew they hit it, then diverted it , and hoped it would go down in the sea before it could make it any where. Helping to cover a bad deed. RIP to those poor souls caught up in world crap.

[@jrhartley4819]

Russia = evil.

[@dkrawk8309]

You is a bonehead

[@Casualphilosopher-db9gy]

Azerbaijan government sources are saying their preliminary investigation result show it was a Russian missile. So it’s not just US theory. This version emergence first from the region.

[@vndragonslayer1]

n the world doesnt care.. it didnt care back in 2014. it doesn't care now.. u.n is a joke

[@diegoflores9237]

I don't understand why the US is theorizing? How is it its business?

[@EM-dw2yv]

Do you have proff . I don't trust NAto they are corrupt and thieves to the core.

[@EM-dw2yv]

Do you have proff sound like a parrot

[@Hydra10130]

@@diegoflores9237international incident and makes Russia look bad

[@gsx600racer]

Russia saying it was a bird strike is like all those people that mysteriously fall out of windows and die.

[@piuswanyaga8361]

Are they the ones who said so? Check your facts again

[@3gun142]

Will you provide us with a quote from the state media or direct statements from the authorities?

[@CaptainCoffee37]

"Collided with birds"... Rigggght.

[@bellesogne]

"Comrade Loshenko, take this bird. Tape to nose of missile." "But why, Comrade Dimitrova? Missile is ready to launch now." "Tape bird to missile, comrade. Then we say to press that it was 'bird strike.'" "You are genius, Comrade Dimitrova! This is why you are commissar and I am lowly serf peasant." "Da, comrade. Now hurry up and tape bird so that we can go back to barracks for more vodka" "Da!!"

[@danfarris135]

Must have been very angry hostile birds with proximity missiles.

[@CRASH.CORNER]

It’s clear from all the evidence-this wasn’t an accident or a bird strike. The shrapnel damage and loss of control tell a much darker story. Huge respect to the pilots for their bravery in such a horrifying situation. 🙏✈

[@volodymyrpauk]

!! Azerbaijani government sources confirmed that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau. According to the sources, the missile was fired during drone air activity above Grozny, and the shrapnel hit the passengers and cabin crew as it exploded next to the aircraft mid-flight.

[@TexasBornPatriots]

Azerbaijan Government said? Can they explain why their is no impact marks on the ground? Where is the burn marks from the fire? Why were the survivors not distraught?

[@skyler-80]

@@TexasBornPatriotsNot everything is some kind of conspiracy bud. Touch grass.

[@volodymyrpauk]

@@TexasBornPatriots ahhh, what are you talking about? Just google Azerbaijan plane, and check latest results. it was ruzzian missile. ruzzian.

[@davidk2906]

How could an airliner be allowed to fly into a war zone of a city under attack by drones?

[@l.d.t.6327]

I reckon it was an unfortunate time of arrival, just when air defense got active.

[@zanevsimon]

GPS location jamming by Russia to stop Ukrainian drones possibly.

[@420hotbox36]

The terrorists, I mean russians gotta take vacations too right?

[@humbertomonteiro6742]

Orcs allowed, happens in their airspace

[@AlexKarasev]

Yes but a higher altitude for a plane presumably. Just guessing.

[@harlech2]

IMO the pilots put up a valiant effort to get out of Russian airspace so the everyone would know what happened.

[@InntelligentOne]

they had no choice, russians did not allow them to land

[@InntelligentOne]

@@TexasBornPatriots you know nothing, why dont you watch a proper recap instead of making silly comments?

[@TexasBornPatriots]

@@InntelligentOne Because I have no trust in the Media. The ground doesn't look like a plane crash. The plane has no burn marks from the fire. It's looks suspicious

[@Alexathecatyt]

Russia’s been real quiet since this dropped

[@robstone4537]

The Botskis are out in full force to discredit this video, it must be true.

[@weirdsciencetv4999]

@@robstone4537 underrated comment!! Yes they are pretty transparent when you see their comment history

[@Hakuna_Frittata]

They have been since yesterday. They tried to discredit blancolirio, who is one of the most trustworthy and well respected individuals in the aviation social media community. The bad thing is, it's not only bots. For some reason one side of our polarized political spectrum has grabbed onto the belief that Russia is good, and they do no wrong - all reporting against them is illegitimate....

[@BarryMcCockiner-em5sv]

If something is coming from theMSM, it's likely fa. lse.

[@sketchthis2135]

jewish community approved comment. good job goys

[@forensix78]

Ah yes. Hit by “birds”. Those pesky steel-tipped air proximity birds.

[@FutureKidz777]

They know what they’re doing. They’re laughing about it.

[@alexcorrea4828]

Isn't messing with passenger jets an act of war?

[@chriscalderin6677]

False flag and judging by you comment you voted for this

[@chriscalderin6677]

False flag and judging by you comment you voted for this

[@schoolispiss]

No

[@naturalcause5460]

Why is there a flight path near a war zone?

[@oliverl2172]

That's not really near a war zone.

[@LucasSanRFS]

Not a war zone

[@jdocean1]

Look at the map.

[@amirsaeed8733]

You know Russia is like 40% of the earth right? :D

[@FreeStyle786]

It’s just like Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 back in 2014.

[@Me-nt3td]

Salute to the pilot, he is a hero trying his very best to save the passengers lives. RIP to the hero & all innocent victims, my prayers are with you all

[@evanmurphey]

I mean Russia has done this more than once so it’s pretty believable that they committed this atrocity. Wouldn’t even be remotely surprised

[@ralphs88]

Russia will never take responsibility for this

[@wqv5423ln]

they've got innocent blood in their hands.

[@corpsesofliberty3661]

we all have blood in our hands?

[@nicholashylton6857]

Putin doesn't care about innocents.

[@lemcakes32422]

usa has

[@wqv5423ln]

@@corpsesofliberty3661 no...of course we don't

[@Zandoerlenaar]

after MH-17 they already had plenty.

[@HumansUgh]

Why would a commercial airline fly through a dangerous area?

[@duncanstewart6381]

The shrapnel holes in the tail would discourage bird strikes and fog as the cause.

[@lt5071]

Does anybody know if the Russians come forward about it? It’s a shame if they’re just sitting on their hands acting as if nothing happened.

[@joegug4751]

Russia needs to stop.

[@NoName-ic9fi]

Birds don’t fly that high , they actually do up to 37,000 ft but birds don’t lock on and chase an airliner !

[@catchemallfishingwildgirl]

Why ?

[@ShirleyPotts-ud3nb]

Prayers for everyone's safety

[@jmpmp_505]

@@TexasBornPatriotsas a fellow Texan please shut it

[@TexasBornPatriots]

@@jmpmp_505 Google plane crashes. Look at the wreckage. Now, look at this wreckage. Notice anything different? The ground wasn't disturbed. No burn marks from the fire.

[@howled0]

@@TexasBornPatriots smartest texan

[@lk9650]

These are the same government officials who say we need to wait 100 years for Israel to finish investigating it's war crimes.

[@sebastiaanl9876]

whataboutisme strong in this one

[@HomeNGardening]

@@sebastiaanl9876Jew spotted in this response.

[@geofo60]

The holes in the fuselage as shown by European news channels were certainly not caused by a bird strike. Black boxes and flight recorders will tell what happened, they were mounted in the rear of the aircraft.

[@Hike_and_Yap]

The Russians are going to destroy those black boxes.

[@TexasBornPatriots]

Why is the ground not destroyed from the crash? Where are the burn marks from the fire? That's a clean crash. It almost looked placed there. Look at the tail.

[@jeffnelson1961]

And why in the the world would NBC site Russian statements first versus American reports and pics of the plane showing the damage…

[@f-35lightningii6]

Azerbaijan: saying Investigation find Russia Pantsir-S1 shoot down.. Russia: saying bird.. Azerbaijan: saying blamed Russia use Pantsir-S1 shoot down Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan..

[@eehammee]

That sucks to get that for Christmas...

[@valevisa8429]

There were all muslims on board.

[@MrPl0xygen]

This is unnaceptable globally, they hit civilians... they will now need to pay the consequences

[@MrMnmn911]

Hmm. What do you suggest?

[@lemcakes32422]

israel

[@shoora813]

It is unacceptable that fascist nato pact is waging terrorist proxy war against economical competitors

[@itmanager1465]

Of only you could be so angry about what isnoreal is doing

[@Wizardof]

Ay, in former Soviet Union....Russia attacks YOU.

[@ernestoguzman1126]

Those that survived are born again. Those who died, RIP. Hope this accident is soon clarified and the responsible ones made accountable

[@luisgordillo1695]

These people never learn. Do not fly over a war zone. PERIOD .😤😤

[@oliverl2172]

That's not a war zone.

[@prometheus23c]

Luis, you either don't understand English or you don't understand Geography. The plane was nowhere near the Ukraine-Russia border. It was flying towards Russia over the Caspian Sea, not the Black Sea, and because of bad weather was diverted to Kazakhstan. If you know the region you'd understand it was nowhere near a war zone.

[@RoundShades]

They didn't

[@possumverde]

All airlines have been complaining and frightened because Russia routinely jams signals and tracks craft with their air defenses well outside of the war zone. It wouldn't be surprising at all if their air defense fired on something out the legitimate zone.

[@loljk1991]

​@@prometheus23cyeah too many ruzzkie shill bots

[@AlayMansurov]

0:27 Why you showing Karabakh separately inside of the country?

[@HLStrickland]

Here's an idea: How about WAITING FOR INFORMATION first?

[@johnchambers1380]

At least it wasn't "friendly fire"

[@roncougar1]

Yeah they don’t like reporting the same story line consecutively, a change up is required every once in a a while.😂

[@budgetbuilt8838]

What important person was meant to be on that plane? Thats what im wondering

[@firststartrend177]

Many people write that there is damage on the fuselage similar to a shell hit, but if the plane crashes into a flock of birds, then the debris from the plane itself will leave the same damage, and if a shell had hit the plane, it is unlikely that the plane would have landed at all.

[@GrimYak]

Have you seen the damage? If it was a bird strike the damage should be on front and leading edges not on its tail section and perpendicular to the fuselage.

[@firststartrend177]

​@@GrimYak Are you a stupid person? Don't you understand that if a flock of birds gets into the engine, the debris will fly and damage the plane! I am sure that the authorities of many Western and European countries will try to blame Russia for their own benefit. I do not condemn anyone and do not justify this is just a fact.

[@possumverde]

It looked like the pilots were in a phugoid cycle, which means they likely lost all hydraulics and were flying on engine power alone. A missile/rocket hit is far more likely to cause that kind of damage than a bird strike.

[@JESUSAVES-n9i]

Why not land in water. Everyone has life vest. Landing on the Hudson? How a pilot saved everyone no motors no control but saved everyone. Tom Hanks has a movie for it.

[@neljade3341]

I'm certain it's to avoid hypothermia for the survivors. At least we saw them walking on the ground after escaping from the plane. Also water is harder than concrete to land on, especially for a plane without any kind of control that the pilot can use (wing, etc. that Tom Hanks used in that movie) .

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

Accident in USA : must be China Accident in Europe : must be Russia

[@frankcherry3810]

Who was on the plane that Russia wanted dead?

[@xassasin100]

The species of bird was the elusive brass jacketed 155mm

[@kaioser]

Where is condemnation and UN security council wagging its finger over this?

[@allanrowland130]

If only there was a Palestinian on board. Then the UN would say is was an Israli war cirme.

[@Joe-bk9qv]

With all the bombs going off everywhere, no birds.

[@debrarisdon9250]

this violence needs to stop,they should be penalized oh my prayers for them peoples families,this is so so sad

[@Zikofj]

This was Russian air defense system …

[@eggcellentgamedev9689]

Goes down after flying near Russia and Russia is the first to say it wasn't them sure

[@deanjericevic8912]

"A Bird strike'[, right, a 2 legged one by the name of Putin! Catastrophic; it takes us back to the Malaysian fight shot down in SE Ukraine with all on, board, 298, killed in 2014 & no culpability taken by Russia.

[@denniscrannie1126]

Shouldn't there have been radio communication between the pilot and ground control that was recorded??

[@joehackett9471]

Sounds like your pushing propaganda like you always do.

[@horus808]

In those 30 survivors, does it include the pilot?

[@roeltingzon758]

This is terrible News!!

[@Pepe46873]

Another Russian success story

[@jaybruce6974]

How was hit by birds? Yet hit by Russia???

[@pr0gengoo96]

Incompetent russian millitary strikes again - sadly the only aircraft they can down are civilian ones.

[@stefan2796]

Don't forget: schools, hospitals, supermarkets, etc.

[@aqilnovruzov8216]

Why you separeted Karabkh from Azerbaijan. Why you draw a border line there?

[@tyronestephens4896]

When and where was the plane hit? I on't see any evidence of a strike. 🤷‍♂️

[@cryptoman4434]

There were bullets holes in the tail section from one of the survivors video clips while he was showing the scene.😢😢😢😢

[@coryroades3407]

Anyone see a difference between this crash site and the flight 93 crash site in Pennsylvania?

[@anthonychioccarelli6861]

Where's the flames and smoke before the crash? Did the shrapnel from the warhead hit nothing but the fuselage? Examine those engines.

[@johnson9436]

Looks like they got hit by an emp

[@crazycarl00]

Who knew a small airliner could withstand an AA strike? That's pretty fascinating in itself, but then to have made it all the way over to Kazakhstan and still have survivors is even more incredible. Perhaps we should *wait* *for* *an* *investigation* first before jumping into propaganda mode?

[@jamescorvett]

more likely iran not russia.

[@grimus79]

None of this looks right? Where is the other half of a plane for starters

[@PeterParker-gt3xl]

Not intentionally.

[@frankcherry3810]

Looked like a pretty controlled crash, not a nose dive

[@jrhartley4819]

Russia continues to act recklessly and out of control. The refusal to help the plane was pure evil.

[@crazzylongears8835]

Armored birds.

[@gfan003]

The plane is full of bullet holes and Russia said That it was a US fighter shoting down the passenger plane, since there are 32 survivors That some should have Seen the attack as it happened. Some evidence from the survivor Please.

[@kraiker9651]

Is there any photos of a damaged cabin with holes? The reporter is so casually talking about a US official examining them and concluding that Russia did that yet they don't show them...

[@NewYorkGiant518]

"Collided with birds"... Riiiight

[@official_fyi]

typical liars

[@dee-annaramirez3289]

Dang, that plane was diverted, hit birds, and crashed all in one flight😢

[@Dangic23]

I knew this headline was coming soon. Our US State talking points never change and are 100% predictable.

[@purpasmart_4831]

Ok shill.

[@Dangic23]

@ Shill is the one that repeats the same talking points for decades 😂. I’m kind of surprised it took this long for the theory to come out. We usually have the script ready to go the moment the incident happens.

[@senzubean27]

I couldn't make any sense of that air plane's movements prior to seeing what looks like anti air fragmentation near the tail, they probably lost elevator control till they had enough speed

[@NicholasPonce-tx6mm]

But Russia was not aiming for the airplane. They were aiming at a near by drone.

[@l.d.t.6327]

Yep, that makes it alright!

[@OrionBlaze]

quit sucking boots bro

[@arky5851]

They gotta work on that target a bit better next time without involving civilians.

[@eminehorner4684]

How do you know?

[@howled0]

and that makes it okay? Russian bots are wild man.

[@cee_el]

Does anyone know if the pilots survived? I’m guessing no.. since it was the back of the plane that was intact

[@earlkelley9309]

Would not put any faith in US officials or nbc

[@goeshen4359]

Praying for all

[@oogabooga72]

US needs to stop supplying Ukraine with weapons. We need background checks!

[@user-vs2fu7ni4w]

Merry Christmas Armenia 🇦🇲 from Russia

[@richardgarno6591]

They do have that history. Remember Korean Airlines flight 007?

[@Jack-e6e8w]

Pretty quick to jump to conclusions isn’t it. CIA guess you ask them first right😂

[@greggehrgood1834]

Our government is kinda late for having any kind of credibility

[@SlickCat]

more lies and deception as usual

[@NjJohannsen-uq6xe]

We knew this soon as we heard on the news. It was downed by something!