Specialists are being sent to Iran from Kyiv to take part in the investigation into the causes of the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Alexey Danilov told the Ukrainian propaganda resource Censor.net about this.
“Tonight, according to the decision of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, the state commission to investigate the Boeing crash. A meeting is currently underway with the participation of representatives of the competent authorities of Iran, including the Iranian ICAO, the international civil aviation organization,” Danilov said.
“Various versions of the sudden crash of the plane are being studied, among the main ones:
– the defeat of the aircraft by an anti-aircraft missile from an air defense system, including the Tor air defense system, since information about the discovery of fragments of a Russian missile near the crash site has already appeared on the Internet;
– collision with a UAV or other flying object;
– destruction and explosion of the engine due to technical reasons;
– an explosion inside an aircraft as a result of a terrorist attack.
The commission includes specialists who are taking part in the international investigation into the attack by Russian military personnel on the Malaysian Boeing MH-17 on July 17, 2014 in Ukrainian airspace, as well as in the examination of fragments of the Russian Buk anti-aircraft missile that shot down the Malaysian plane. As you know, our experts have shown a high level of professionalism in this matter,” the official said.
According to him, the Ukrainian commission is currently coordinating with the Iranian authorities the issue of traveling to the crash site and “intends to search for the wreckage of the Russian Tor anti-aircraft missile system according to the data that was published on the Internet.”
“We are using all the developments in the investigation of the attack on Boeing MH-17 to establish the truth in the case of the death of the Ukrainian plane in Tehran. At the moment, we are conducting effective diplomatic negotiations with the Iranian side; there is every reason to hope for cooperation on all issues, including the participation of our commission in deciphering the “black boxes” of our aircraft. The investigation into the death of Ukrainian citizens is under the personal control of the President of Ukraine; we will immediately inform Ukrainian society and the media about all data that can be published,” Danilov said.
Let us remind you that on January 8, almost immediately after takeoff from Tehran airport Boeing 737 crashed Ukraine International Airlines company.
A few hours earlier, Iran launched a missile strike on American bases in Iraq, thereby avenging the death of their general Qassem Soleimani.