Putin says Russian air defenses responsible for Azerbaijani jet’s crash last year, killing 38
Putin admitted Russian air defenses mistakenly fired on a passenger jet, killing 38, and pledged compensation while highlighting a technical malfunction as the cause.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted that Russia's air defenses were responsible for the crash of an Azerbaijani passenger jet that killed 38 people on December 25, 2024, during a meeting with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
- The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 jet crashed while attempting to land in Kazakhstan after being hit by fire from Russian defenses.
- Putin apologized for the incident but did not fully acknowledge responsibility, calling it a 'tragic incident.'
- President Ilham Aliyev criticized Moscow for attempting to 'hush up' the incident regarding the crash.
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An Azerbaijani plane was shot down, killing 38 people. Vladimir Putin apologized but did not take responsibility. Now he admits – Russia was behind the crash
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