Day: Nov 22, 2023

Parts of the aeroplane fuselage was later found to possess apparent shrapnel damage – with a number of bodies seeming to exhibit shrapnel entry-wounds. Due to these findings, the Commission conducted an examination to ascertain whether the metal objects found in the Commander’s body were ‘fired’ military ammunition. Based on this data, it was possible to petition the Ministry of Défense to close the ‘live-fire’ military training ground in the area of ​​the Baku Airport – as the Soviet Red Army regularly fired machine-gun, rifle and artillery weapons (day and night). As a clear threat to public safety was discerned – the approach flightpath of civilian airliners was cleared of all ‘live-firing’ activities. The Commission did not, however, make a final conclusion about the causes of the disaster.