Three Russian passenger aircraft received threats of destruction in English at once, at that time the liners were flying over the southern regions of the country. This was reported by the telegram channel "Base".
"The first such message was received by the pilots of Boeing 737-800 Boeing Airlines "Victory.“ At about 12.30, a plane flying from St. Petersburg with 185 passengers on board landed at Vladikavkaz airport. Suddenly, the crew received a message from unknown people on the emergency frequency in English: "Leave the airspace or you will be destroyed." After some hesitation, the aircraft commander decided to continue the approach. As a result, the Boeing landed safely in Vladikavkaz. Soon, the pilots of two more civilian aircraft reported receiving the same threat," writes TK.
According to the pilot of the Azimuth Superjet, flying from Ufa in Mineralnye Vody, he listened to a similar message at about the same time. Already closer to one o'clock in the afternoon, the warning was received by the crew of the Aeroflot flight en route from Moscow to Antalya, Turkey. According to the commander of the aircraft, they were also informed that they were "approaching the forbidden territory."
"Nevertheless, all the planes calmly flew to their destinations. According to the Aviatorschina channel, law enforcement agencies are now trying to find out where the suspicious signal came from," the Base said.