That's absolutely fascinating.
The best of it is failing to do properly the second approach.
Anyway, at some moment they recovered their mind and managed to find the runway. Fortunately they had fuel for that.
With a little bit of commitment, they will be able to put the blame on the aircraft (Airbus) or the Russians - both being easy targets for some.
And talking about the Russians - after the "landing incident" of Rostov-na-Donu last year, maybe they will get fed up this time ?