Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijan's President for the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan, but stopped short of acknowledging responsibility. The incident killed 38 people and sparked allegations that Russian air defenses might have shot down the plane while trying to intercept a Ukrainian drone.
People carry the body of Mahammadali Eganov, 13 who died in the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 crash near Kazakhstan 's Aktau airport, at his funeral, in Baku, Azerbaijan , Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo) Russia n President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijan i counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijan i airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible.
Putin's apology came amid mounting allegations that the plane had been shot down by Russian air defenses attempting to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike near Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya. An official Kremlin statement issued on Saturday said air defense systems were firing near Grozny airport as the airliner “repeatedly” attempted to land there on Wednesday. It did not explicitly say one of these hit the plane. The statement said Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev “for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in Russian airspace.” The readout said Russia has launched a criminal probe into the incident, and Azerbaijani state prosecutors have arrived in Grozny to participate. The Kremlin also said that “relevant services” from Russia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan jointly investigate the crash site near Aktau in Kazakhstan. The plane was flying from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, to Grozny when it turned toward Kazakhstan, hundreds of kilometers (miles) across the Caspian Sea from its intended destination, and crashed while attempting to land. There were 29 survivors. According to a readout of the call provided by Aliyev’s press office, the Azerbaijani president told Putin that the plane was subject to 'external physical and technical interference,' although he also stopped short of blaming Russian air defense
Plane Crash Russia Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Air Defense
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Putin Apologizes to Azerbaijan for Plane Crash in KazakhstanRussian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people. The Kremlin stated that air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike, but did not confirm if one of these systems hit the plane.
Read more »
Putin Apologizes to Azerbaijan for Plane Crash in KazakhstanA Russian airliner crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for the incident.
Read more »
Putin Apologizes to Azerbaijan Over Plane Crash in KazakhstanRussian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for a plane crash in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people. While the Kremlin stated that air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike, they stopped short of confirming if the crash was caused by one of these systems. Both US and Azerbaijani officials blamed an external weapon for the crash.
Read more »
Putin Apologizes to Azerbaijan After Plane Crash in KazakhstanA Russian airliner crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 people. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a 'tragic incident'.
Read more »
Putin Apologizes to Azerbaijan After Plane Crash in KazakhstanRussian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev following the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan, which killed 38 people.
Read more »
Putin Apologizes to Azerbaijan for Plane Crash in KazakhstanRussian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan, which killed 38 people. While the Kremlin stated that Russian air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike, they stopped short of confirming if one of these systems hit the plane. US officials and Azerbaijani ministers have blamed the crash on an external weapon, echoing the assessments of aviation experts who point to Russian air defenses reacting to a Ukrainian attack.
Read more »