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In an unusual public admission, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Thursday Russia’s direct responsibility for the downing of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed on December 25, 2024, causing the death of 38 people. The moment of the incident was recorded by several eyewitnesses and provoked public outrage. However, this change marks a turning point in the relationship between Moscow and Baku, after months of tensions and e…
Putin acknowledges Russia’s role in Azerbaijani airliner crash, blames Ukraine and air defense failures
On Wednesday, October 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. Putin opened the conversation with what many in Azerbaijan had long demanded - an acknowledgment of Russia’s involvement in the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner last December. He recalled apologizing that “the tragedy with the plane occurred in the skies over Russia,” and offered condolences to the families of …
Putin admits Russia downed Azerbaijani plane last year
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country was responsible for shooting down an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that killed 38 people last year. He said the crash was a "tragedy," and that technical failures in the Russian air defense system were to blame.
Vladimir Putin admitted in front of his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliev the crash of an airline plane from Azerbaijan Airlines, hit by debris of anti-aircraft missiles. Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized on Thursday Russia's responsibility for the crash in late 2024 of the Embraer E-190 of the Azerbaijani airline, hit by debris of Russian anti-aircraft missiles. The aircraft, which connected Baku to Grozny in the Russian Caucasus, f…
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the role of Russian air defenses in the downing of an Azerbaijani passenger jet in Russian airspace in December last year. Thirty-eight people on board the plane died.
Putin Admits Russian Missiles Brought Down Azerbaijani Passenger Jet, Killing 38 in a Tragic Echo of MH17 - Newsmakers
Femi Ashekun/ Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that Russian air defences were responsible for the downing of an Azerbaijani Airlines passenger plane that killed 38 people on December 25, 2024, a catastrophe now drawing comparisons with the 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy. According to Putin, Russian missiles intended to intercept a Ukrainian drone […] The post Putin Admits Russian Missiles Brought Down Azerbaijani Passeng…
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