Germany and Spain side by side investigate plane that crashed in Lithuania and fled to Russia
This came to light this Monday A pilot of Spanish nationality died in the crash of a cargo plane Coming to a residential area from Leipzig (Germany) Vilnius, Lithuania)The accident occurred when the aircraft, a The Boeing 737 is operated by Spanish airline Swift Air for DHL.Was trying to make an emergency landing.
This was confirmed by Laurinas Naujokaitis, head of the Justice Ministry’s Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Division. Spanish and German officials are due to travel to Lithuania to investigate the causes of the incident.
“At the moment, we have information about German security authority has appointed four investigators to undergo security checks, and are currently en route to Lithuania. “The Spanish Security Investigations Authority has appointed two investigators who will arrive in Lithuania shortly”Naujokaitis explained.
In this sense, it is worth noting that President of Lithuania, Gitanas NauseidaHas called on citizens to “be prepared for all situations” “We don’t know what the findings of the investigation will be.”
has been somewhat more precise in this regard German Foreign Minister Annalena BaerbockWho Have not refused (without directly naming Russia) what could have caused this accident “Hybrid attacks” such as those seen in Europe in recent years against people or infrastructure.
Clues about possible Russian interference
As reported by Finnish media workcountysetthere are some Small clues about possible Russian involvement In whatever happened. one of them is that It appears that there was GPS interference with the aircraft just before the crash.
This is reflected in Data transmitted by the aircraft at the end of the flightThey can be consulted at the open source data collection service Onson, although they emphasize that It is a fact that it “cannot be related” to the incident.
In particular, a video published on the social network of the data collection service shows how the GPS of the aircraft on the way to Vilnius (Lithuania) Stopped transmitting data correctly in Polish airspace over Kaliningrad (Russia).
According to the data, Interference observed during last 34 minutes of flightIn any case, for now It is impossible to confirm whether GPS interference had any impact on the accident.Because other aircraft at that time also faced similar interference.