In his opinion, this is a "synchronized terrorist attack carried out by a well-prepared group of terrorists, with the participation of suicide bombers." He noted that such a version can be considered, since there is information that a hijacking signal came from one of the planes, and according to certain data, an explosion occurred on the second plane.
Savostyanov also acknowledged that it is difficult to bring an explosive device on board a plane, but it is possible. In his opinion, someone from the staff must have conspired with the terrorists, however he emphasized that this is a preliminary version.
On the evening of August 24, a TU-134 plane operating the Moscow-Volgograd flight crashed in Tula Oblast. On board the plane of the Volga-Aviaexpress company were 34 passengers and 8 crew members. Among the passengers of the plane were the general director of Volgogradtransgaz and the head of the Volgograd railway division.
Almost simultaneously with it, not far from Rostov-on-Don, a TU-154 plane operating the Moscow-Sochi flight of the Sibir company crashed. On board were 38 passengers and 7 crew members.
More than 2 thousand rescuers of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations are working at the crash site. Based on the facts of the catastrophe, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office has opened criminal cases, reports Ekho Moskvy.