Iran acknowledges Russian-made missiles targeted Ukraine jet
The new preliminary report by
For days after the
However, after the
The new report identified the missiles fired at the aircraft as coming from the TOR-M1. In 2017,
However, the report said “the impact of these missiles on the accident and the analysis of this action is under investigation.”
Surveillance footage earlier obtained by The Associated Press showed two missiles were fired at the plane. The two minutes of black-and-white footage purportedly shows one missile streaking across the sky and exploding near the plane. Ten seconds later, another missile is fired. Some 20 seconds after the first explosion, another strikes near the plane. A ball of flames then falls from the sky out of frame.
The footage corresponded with AP reporting, appeared genuine and matched geographic features of the area. It also explained how so many people filmed the shoot down: the first explosion drew their attention so they turned their mobile phone cameras to the predawn sky.
The fire from the explosion, however, appears not to have reached inside the cabin, the report said, citing the condition of debris later recovered from the crash.
The Tor short-range air defense system, code-named the SA-15 by
It is mounted on a tracked vehicle and carries a radar and a pack of eight missiles. Each vehicle can operate independently. Tor has a range of up to 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) and can hit aerial targets at altitudes of up to 6 kilometers (about 19,700 feet).
Tor missiles explode near their target, taking it down with shrapnel that devastates engines, fuel tanks and other vital components.
Iranian officials have offered contradictory remarks on whether they'll send the plane's flight data and cockpit voice recorders abroad to be analyzed. The preliminary report by the
In other developments on Tuesday,
The ministry said the unit will conduct an independent operation but will cooperate with a
The missions began after mysterious explosions last summer targeted oil tankers near the strait, attacks the
Meanwhile, a little-known Iranian lawmaker was quoted as offering a “$3 million cash prize for anybody that would kill (
Later on Tuesday, the Iranian government announced it was establishing a Soleimani Prize to be awarded on an international level, the official IRNA news agency reported without elaborating.
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