General
Iran blames air defence operator error for 2020 Ukraine plane crash: final report
Iran’s civil aviation body blames an error by an air defence operator for the shooting-down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January 2020 that killed all 176 people aboard, the agency says in their final report.
Key points:
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight on January 8, 2020
- A preliminary report released by Iranian officials said the error arose from a misalignment of a battery’s radar
- The Tehran government has allocated $US150,000 for damages to be paid to families of the victims
Ukraine’s foreign minister criticised the report, calling it a cynical attempt by the Islamic Republic authorities to cover up the true reasons for the crash.
The Iranian report said: “The plane was identified as a…
Continue Reading