US EditionAzerbaijan leader says he wants Russia to admit it accidentally shot down passenger plane killing 38
AZERBAIJAN, JUL 19 – Azerbaijan demands Russia admit responsibility for downing its passenger plane that killed 38 and seeks accountability and compensation through international courts, President Aliyev said.
- On July 19, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan is preparing a dossier to submit to international courts over the AZAL plane crash, demanding Russia acknowledge responsibility.
- The aircraft crashed in Kazakhstan on Dec. 25 after Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system mistakenly targeted the plane amid a reported Ukrainian drone attack.
- Azerbaijan has received no response from Russian officials seven months after the crash, while Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev noted the lack of reply.
- In recent months, bilateral relations have soured as, according to EADaily, the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Moscow region may be dissolved due to lack of volunteers.
- Aliyev said Azerbaijan expects formal acknowledgment, accountability, compensation for victims’ families, and reimbursement for the destroyed aircraft.
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Relations between Moscow and Baku have deteriorated significantly in recent months. Russia has arrested several Azerbaijani businessmen suspected of criminal activities in recent weeks, while Azerbaijan has detained several Russian citizens. President Ilham Aliyev has now directly accused Russia for the first time of shooting down an Azerbaijani passenger plane last year and failing to take responsibility for it.
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An Embraer 190AR plane operated by Azarbaijan Airlines crashed in Kazakhstan on Dec. 25, after coming under fire over Russia's Chechnya. Thirty-eight people were killed.
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