Pilots Flew Blind: Air Traffic Controller Testifies About Plane Downing Over Grozny

First, the plane was blinded by Russian EW means and then was shot down the air defence system.

The media revealed the details of the crash of the AZAL passenger plane, which was first blinded by Russian electronic warfare, and then shot down the air defence system over Chechnya.

According to the VCHK-OGPU telegram channel, the dispatcher who led the liner at the time of the tragedy was Ali Idrissov, a former player of Ramzan Kadyrov's favorite club Terek (now Akhmat). He was interrogated yesterday.

Idrissov assures that he did not know about the work of the air defense at the time of the landing of the aircraft, and about the Kover plan [defencive plan of actions - Ed.] received information five minutes after the emergency. He testified as a witness.

Ali Idrissov was a professional football player before becoming a dispatcher. Having hung up his boots, in 2016 he got a job as a lawyer in the Interregional Association of Builders. And then, a few years ago, 33-year-old Ali Idrisov became a dispatcher.

Idrissov claims that he had no idea about the UAV attack and the work of the air defence. He allegedly considered the incident to the last as a collision with birds, based on the message of the aircraft crew.

According to Idrisov, he became aware of the Kover plan in the 22nd minute (at 08.21), that is, five minutes after the aircraft crew reported the defeat of the aircraft, which was mistaken for a collision with birds.

Last night, as part of the investigation into the crash of the AZAL aircraft, in addition to the dispatcher Ali Idrissov, the head of the flights of the airfield in Grozny, Jamlail Bakanayev, was also interrogated.

Some users have his number written down as a translator, and in data leaks it is indicated that he had income from the Akhmat Kadyrov Way TV and Radio Company.

The flight manager personally inspects and gives an opinion on the readiness of the airfield for the reception and release of aircraft: indicating the condition of the runway, radio engineering and other means of communication. Bakanayev assures that all systems were serviceable and checked by him as part of his official duties. He, as the head of the flights, did not see any obstacles to the landing of the Baku-Grozny flight at that time.

The aircraft on approach to the airport lost the signal of GPS sensors, communication and pilots had to control the vessel almost blindly. The flight manager learned about the Kover plan when it was too late.

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