The Kremlin said air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike as the airliner attempted to land, but stopped short of saying it was shot down by Russian air defenses.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a "tragic incident" ...
ASTANA — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation on ...
Putin apologises for ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash but does not take responsibility - Azerbaijan says the plane ...
Putin has since apologised for the incident without admitting faultThe final chilling words of the pilot in charge of ...
Some 38 people were killed in the crash, which saw an Azerbaijani airliner brought down over Kazakhstan on December 25.