Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan for ‘tragic incident’ following airliner crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin 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. He stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible, but an official Kremlin statement issued on Saturday said that air defence systems were firing near Grozny Airport during the flight.
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Allegations mounted that Russian air defenses shot down the plane while attempting to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike.
