Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people. The Kremlin said Russian air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike when the plane attempted to land. While not directly stating the plane was shot down, U.S. officials and Azerbaijani ministers blame the crash on an external weapon, possibly Russian air defenses responding to the Ukrainian attack.
MOSCOW – 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.
The plane was flying from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to Grozny, when it turned toward Kazakhstan and crashed while making an attempt to land. There were 29 survivors. Kirby told reporters on Friday that the U.S. “have seen some early indications that would certainly point to the possibility that this jet was brought down by Russian air defense systems,” but refused to elaborate, citing an ongoing investigation.
Dmitry Yadrov, head of Russia´s civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia, said Friday that as the plane was preparing to land in Grozny in deep fog, Ukrainian drones were targeting the city, prompting authorities to close the area to air traffic.
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