⚡️Twenty-seven survivors were hospitalized following the plane crash in Aktau, including three children, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, as reported by Sputnik.

The Federal Agency for Air Transport has provided additional comments regarding the crash of the AZAL flight en route from Baku to Grozny:

▪️The captain of the crew opted to divert to an alternate airfield after a bird strike created an emergency situation on board, ultimately selecting Aktau as the destination.

▪️Kazakhstan's operational services are currently engaged in search and rescue efforts.

▪️Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency is in communication with AZAL, as well as the aviation authorities of both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.

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Twenty-nine survivors of the plane crash in Kazakhstan were taken to the hospital, nine of them are in serious condition, the operations staff told Sputnik.

Relatives of passengers and journalists have gathered at Grozny Airport, where the crashed AZAL plane was supposed to have landed.

Here is more footage from crash site in Aktau

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