The report, based on data from the flight recorders (black boxes), was reviewed by Azerbaijan’s authorities.

The following key points were highlighted in the comments:

- The Embraer 190 aircraft did not experience any technical issues during its flight to Grozny and was in full working condition;

- Both engines of the aircraft operated without technical faults until the moment of the incident;

- The aircraft lost GPS signals while flying over Russian airspace, including over Grozny airport;

- Due to adverse weather conditions in Grozny, the aircraft was unable to land on two attempts. The captain then decided to return to Baku. After this decision, two external loud sounds were recorded within a 24-second interval;

- Four seconds after the first sound, the third hydraulic system failed. Six seconds later, the first hydraulic system failed, and 21 seconds after that, the second hydraulic system also failed;

- Multiple holes and damage were found in the fuselage;

- The holes in the fuselage were caused by external objects. The report does not provide any evidence suggesting the aircraft collided with a flock of birds;

- Foreign objects found inside the fuselage do not belong to the aircraft. Further investigations will be conducted to identify these foreign objects;

- At 05:13:32, the main control systems of the aircraft failed. At 05:21:42, the dispatcher communicated with Grozny regarding the implementation of the "Kovyor" operation;

- The report does not mention any information regarding an oxygen cylinder explosion.

The AZAL Embraer 190 aircraft, which was flying from Baku to Grozny, crashed on December 25, 2024, near the city of Aktobe in Kazakhstan. 38 people lost their lives, while 29 survived. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that the plane crashed due to "external influences" in the skies over Grozny and blamed Russia for the incident.

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Aliyev for the "incident" that occurred in Russian airspace. He emphasized that when the plane from Baku was attempting to land at a Russian airport, the cities of Grozny, Mozdok, and Vladikavkaz were attacked by Ukrainian drones, and "Russia's air defense systems successfully repelled these attacks."

Kazakh officials released the preliminary report on February 4, stating that the holes found in the aircraft’s systems could have been caused by external factors.