The Airbus was FBW, with yoke, with no hydraulics. Ignore the missile cause but add in a raging fire. Consider low ATC assistance over enemy territory and the flightdeck confusion as to what could have caused such a set of failures.
They had no flight surfaces. Just differential thrust combined with a wing spar fire/severe damage.
They got it down.
Incredible.
A sidestick or a yoke made cock all difference.
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