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Schrodinger's screws?

Air security and investigation company, Osprey Flight Solutions, announced their initial findings: "Citing assessments of footage of the crash, the damage to the aircraft, and recent military activity, aviation-security firm, Osprey Flight Solutions, said in an alert to airlines that the flight “was likely shot down by a Russian military air-defense system.” " Compounding the problems the doomed flight faced, flight tracking site Flightradar24 also reported GPS spoofing and jamming were being used by Russia in the area, possibly accounting for why the plane went well out of its way when attempting to divert to Aktau. "Flight-tracking service Flightradar24 said heavy GPS spoofing in the area, which tampers with signals so a plane’s position can’t be tracked, could have complicated any diversion." If so, not only did Russia shoot the plane down, it also fatally interfered with its ability to reach a safe airport. What a great bunch of guys. Dozens Dead in Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash ‘Likely’ Caused by Russian Air Defenses - WSJ