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Re:Air missile accident emerges as probable cause of Azerbai... by ummonk on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @07:17PM (#42512176)
The more obvious explanation would be that air controllers surmised that it was at risk of being shot at again if it continued attempting a landing in Grozny and the safest thing to do was to divert it out of Russia.
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Re:Air missile accident emerges as probable cause of Azerbai... by selimthegrim on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @10:54PM (#42513011)
Regional air traffic control is in Rostov (on-Don) - you’d think they’d at least be able to get the military controllers at Rostov (Southern military district HQ) on the horn?
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Re:Air missile accident emerges as probable cause of Azerbai... by ummonk on Wednesday December 25, 2024 @11:06PM (#42513039)
Assuming they have an established channel of communication, yes they would have, but imagine trying to communicate to them which blip on the radar screen is an actual civilian aircraft, and hoping they're able to track it and make sure they only fire on other targets.
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