Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated that an Azerbaijani airliner crashed last week after being struck by Russian ground fire, likely unintentional, and criticized Russia for initially concealing the incident. Aliyev demanded an apology, admission of guilt, punishment of those responsible, and compensation. While Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized, Russia maintains that its air defenses were targeting a Ukrainian drone near Grozny.
By Associated PressYana Kshnyakina, widow of pilot in command Igor Kshnyakin mourns during a funeral of crew members of the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 killed in a deadly plane crash in Kazakhstan this week, at the II Alley of Honor in Baku, Azerbaijan , Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024.
Aliyev said that the airliner, which crashed Wednesday in Kazakhstan, was hit by fire from the ground over Russia and “rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare.” Aliyev accused Russia of trying to “hush up” the issue for several days, saying he was “upset and surprised” by versions of events put forward by Russian officials.
He said that an investigation into the crash was ongoing, and that “the final version will be known after the black boxes are opened.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian state media on Sunday that Putin had spoken to Aliyev over the phone again, but did not provide details of the conversation.
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