Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Chechnya on Wednesday, but did not explicitly admit Russian responsibility. The plane, attempting to land in Grozny, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. While the cause remains unconfirmed, a US official suggested a Russian anti-aircraft system may be involved. Putin stated that Russian air defense systems were active during the incident, which coincided with Ukrainian drone attacks on Grozny and surrounding areas.
Russia ’s President Vladimir Putin has apologized for the fact that an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed after entering Russia n airspace in Grozny , Chechnya on Wednesday, but did not say that Russia was responsible. Putin said Saturday that Russia ’s air defense systems were active when the plane attempted to land in Grozny , according to the Kremlin. Unable to reach the airport, the aircraft diverted east, eventually crashing near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people on board.
Putin “apologized for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in Russian airspace” in a phone call with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, the Kremlin said in a statement. The Kremlin said that the plane “repeatedly attempted to land at the airport in Grozny” but at the same time, the areas of “Grozny, Mozdok and Vladikavkaz were attacked by Ukrainian combat drones, and Russian air defense systems repelled these attacks.
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