The statement claims that the #PS752 had turned towards a “sensitive” IRGC military site. Our analysis suggests that it's probably the site in the top left corner of this image. Last transponder location marked on the right. Approximate location of missile impact marked in red.pic.twitter.com/tXuqxdo8Oq
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Here's a quick visual explanation of the geolocation (https://google.com/maps/place/35%C2%B030'36.3%22N+50%C2%B055'37.8%22E/@35.5100935,50.92625,205m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d35.510087!4d50.9271617 …). The perspective of the camera is highlighted, and the line in the middle indicates the approximate direction to the launch site — it passes through a known military site around 5.7 kilometers away.pic.twitter.com/L0OM2e9P51
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The shadows indicate the missile exploded in area above/near the camera position. That fits with the area (marked in red) the
@nytimes,@bellingcat and other online sleuths identified as the impact location based on sonic and visual clues in the earlier video from two days ago.pic.twitter.com/flJrcEX5i7Show this thread -
An IRGC commander has publicly accepted responsibility for downing Flight PS752. “The officials, including aviation authorities, who kept denying a missile hit, are not guilty. We are to blame for everything.”https://twitter.com/Khaaasteh/status/1215936380129497088?s=20…
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Amir Ali Hajizadeh is IRGC's Aerospace Force commander. In contradiction to the earlier Iranian Armed Forces statement, he says that Flight PS752 *did not* deviate from its path. Someone mistakingly identified the jet as a cruise missile.
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IRGC commander Hajizadeh says that the anti-aircraft system was deployed to Bidganeh (بیدگنه), the green pin on his map, around 12 pm local time. Flight PS752 was about 19 km away from the system when its missile was launched, he says. H/t
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The operator of the Iranian air defense system that shot down Flight PS752 will also give a statement in several hours, according to the IRGC commander.
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Apparent shrapnel damage are visible on photos of PS752 remains photos shared by Ukraine's presidential office. https://www.facebook.com/296958677115673/posts/1862699617208230/?d=n …pic.twitter.com/I4t3W3easL
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Car alarms are already activated before the missile is fired. Possible that another missile had already been fired and hit the aircraft
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Yes, that's our working hypothesis too.
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The windscreen reflection in the BMW (foreground, left) indicates the ignited plane was moving away from the camera.
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I was wondering whether it could be debris instead?
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