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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...

What is known about a plane crash in Kazakhstan as experts suspect Russian air defense fire

Dec. 26, 2024 16:03 PM EST

Aviation experts said Thursday an Azerbaijani airliner that crashed in Kazakhstan most likely went down after being hit by Russian air defense systems. Here are some things to know about the crash that killed 38 out of the 67 people on board: How did the plane crash? ...

Azerbaijani airliner crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38 with 29 survivors, officials say

Dec. 25, 2024 22:31 PM EST

An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the figures while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian...

Kazakhstan officials say 38 people have died after an Azerbaijani airliner crashed near the city of Aktau

Dec. 25, 2024 10:53 AM EST
MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan officials say 38 people have died after an Azerbaijani airliner crashed near the city of Aktau.

Kazakhstan's emergency ministry says 42 people likely dead in Azerbaijan Airlines' plane crash

Dec. 25, 2024 03:18 AM EST
MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan's emergency ministry says 42 people likely dead in Azerbaijan Airlines' plane crash.

Kazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a vote on nuclear power

Oct. 06, 2024 10:28 AM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Polls are open in Kazakhstan Sunday for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant, confronting the country's painful legacy as a testing ground for Soviet nuclear weapons. The proposal is backed by the government and President...