“Our client is charged with violation during landing, namely, improper control of the control handle. The defense brought to the investigation arguments about the incorrect reaction of the aircraft to the control of the PIC (aircraft commander - RT ), ”TASS quoted her as saying.

According to investigators, on May 5, Evdokimov made a rough landing in Sheremetyevo on the runway.

The UK believes that the further actions of the crew commander resulted in the destruction and fire of the aircraft, resulting in the death of 41 people and ten injured. In total, 78 people were on board at the time of the emergency.

Earlier, Aeroflot Airlines reported the charges against Evdokimov.