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Russian air defences
Coverage of Russian air defences in the Nexus archive.
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- What triggered the plunge of K2 flight
K2 Airways Flight 1732, a Boeing 737-400, crashed after reporting navigation system failures, leading to a rapid 22,400 feet per minute descent. The crash killed all five crew members, with potential causes including IRU failure, spatial disorientation, and CRM breakdown. The flight operated near an active Iran-US conflict zone and GPS spoofing was reported along the route.
- Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens in city
Ukrainian drones targeted energy and military sites in St Petersburg hours before the city's economic forum, where Vladimir Putin is scheduled to speak. Russian air defenses failed to intercept the drones, resulting in explosions and black smoke at an oil terminal.