Kazakhstan Launches Probe Into Close Call Between Pobeda and Uzbekistan Airways Jets Over Shymkent

Overview

• The Transport Ministry classified the occurrence as a serious aviation incident and is forming an investigation commission.
• Officials said the event happened at 05:42 Astana time during handling of flights PBD997 (Vnukovo–Samarkand) and UZB9609 (Termez–Moscow) in the Shymkent area control sector.
• The ministry noted the standard investigation timeline usually does not exceed three months unless additional work is required.
• Earlier media reports of Traffic Collision Avoidance System alerts are part of the narrative but remain unconfirmed by official findings at this stage.
• Pobeda stated its crew executed an altitude change safely with no risk of dangerous convergence, while Russia’s aviation regulator is conducting its own review.