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Putin apologizes for 'tragic incident' but stops short of saying Azerbaijani plane was shot down

Dec. 28, 2024 17:02 PM EST

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible. ...

Azerbaijani and U.S. officials suggest plane that crashed may have been hit by weapons fire

Dec. 27, 2024 17:47 PM EST

Russian air defense systems may have brought down an Azerbaijani airliner this week, a U.S. official said Friday after an Azerbaijani minister also suggested the plane was hit by a weapon, citing expert analysis and survivor accounts. Friday's assessments by Rashan Nabiyev and White...

Aviation experts say Russia's air defense fire likely caused Azerbaijan plane crash as nation mourns

Dec. 26, 2024 21:52 PM EST

Aviation experts said Thursday that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured. Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer 190 was en route from Azerbaijan's capital of Baku to the Russian...