伦敦-阿塞拜疆总统伊尔哈姆·阿利耶夫周日表示，周三在哈萨克斯坦坠毁的阿塞拜疆航空公司飞机“是在俄罗斯领土上从外部受损的。”
对圣诞节致命车祸的调查仍在进行中。这架Embraer 190飞机当时正从阿塞拜疆巴库飞往俄罗斯格罗兹尼，但在哈萨克斯坦阿克套附近坠毁，造成38人死亡。
周日，阿利耶夫告诉国家电视频道AzTV，虽然飞机的飞行记录器数据仍在分析中，但事件的画面正在浮现。
“事实是，阿塞拜疆民用飞机是在格罗兹尼市附近的俄罗斯领土上从外部受损的，实际上失去了控制，”他说，理由是来自地面的炮火严重损坏了飞机的尾部，机身上有明显的弹片孔。
“我们也知道我们的飞机被电子战弄得无法控制，”阿利耶夫补充说。
坠机幸存者告诉美国广播公司新闻，他们在飞行过程中听到并感觉到飞机外面的爆炸，之后飞机似乎失去了控制。
阿利耶夫说，他不认为破坏是故意的，尽管他对俄罗斯当局在事故发生后立即提出替代理论表示遗憾。“这公开表明俄罗斯方面想掩盖这个问题，当然，这没有人会相信，”他说。
对事故的早期解释包括与鸟类的碰撞和该地区的大雾。一些俄罗斯媒体机构还表示，乌克兰无人机在袭击车臣目标时与飞机相撞，当时袭击正在进行中。
阿利耶夫呼吁俄罗斯认罪并道歉。“不幸的是，在最初的三天里，除了疯狂的版本，我们没有听到来自俄罗斯的任何消息，”总统说。
俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京周六与阿利耶夫进行了交谈。根据克里姆林宫的解读，普京为该事件道歉，但没有明确承认有罪。
报道称，普京“为发生在俄罗斯领空的悲剧事件道歉，并再次向遇难者家属表示深切和诚挚的慰问，并祝愿伤者早日康复”。
“当时，格罗兹尼、莫兹多克和弗拉季高加索正遭到乌克兰无人驾驶飞行器的袭击，俄罗斯防空系统击退了这些袭击，”它补充说。
白宫国家安全通信顾问约翰·柯比星期五对记者说，有“初步迹象”表明，这架飞机可能是被俄罗斯防空系统击落的，但他补充说，调查正在进行中。
Crashed Azerbaijan plane damaged by fire from Russia, Azerbaijani president says
LONDON --Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday "was damaged from outside on Russian territory."
The investigation into the deadly Christmas Day crash is ongoing. The Embraer 190 aircraft was traveling from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia, but crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people.
On Sunday, Aliyev told state television channel AzTV that while the plane's flight recorder data is still being analyzed, a picture of the incident is emerging.
"The facts are that the Azerbaijani civilian plane was damaged from outside on Russian territory, near the city of Grozny, and practically lost control," he said, citing fire from the ground for serious damage to the tail section of the aircraft and apparent shrapnel holes in its fuselage.
"We also know that our plane was rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare," Aliyev added.
Survivors from the crash told ABC News that they heard and felt explosions outside the aircraft during the flight, after which the plane appeared to lose control.
Aliyev said he did not believe the damage was intentional, though he expressed regret that Russian authorities put forward alternate theories for the crash in the immediate aftermath. "This openly showed that the Russian side wants to hush up the issue and this, of course, does no one credit," he said.
Early explanations for the crash included a collision with birds and heavy fog in the area. Some Russian media organizations also suggested Ukrainian drones collided with the plane during their attack on targets in Chechnya, which was ongoing at the time.
Aliyev called on Russia to admit guilt and apologize. "Unfortunately, for the first three days we heard nothing from Russia except crazy versions," the president said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Aliyev on Saturday. According to a Kremlin readout, Putin apologized for the incident without explicitly admitting culpability.
Putin "apologized for the tragic incident that occurred in Russian airspace and once again expressed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured," the readout said.
"At that time, Grozny, Mozdok and Vladikavkaz were being attacked by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, and Russian air defence systems repelled these attacks," it added.
White House national security communications adviser John Kirby told reporters Friday that there are “early indications” that the plane could have been brought down by Russian air defense systems, but added that the investigation is ongoing.
