Russian air defences may have shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines flight after mistaking it for a drone, according to US military sources.
Two unnamed officials who spoke to Sky News’ US partner NBC News said America had intelligence indicating Russia may have believed the flight was a drone and engaged its air defences.
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Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/azerbaijan-airlines-crash-russian-air-defences-may-have-shot-down-passenger-jet-after-misidentifying-it-as-drone-us-intelligence-suggests-13280690
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