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Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to the president of Azerbaijan for the fiery crash of an Azerbaijan airline over Russian airspace.
In his statement on the Christmas Day crash, Putin shared the plane crash occurred when “Russian air defense systems were repelling Ukrainian drones.”
He, however, did not admit Russia was responsible for the crash.
The Azerbaijan Airlines jet came under fire by Russian air defense systems as it tried to land in Chechyna, forcing it to divert its route over teh Caspian Sea.
The jet soon crashed near Aktau, killing 38 of 67 people on board.
Putin apologises for plane crash, without saying Russia at fault https://t.co/gi3i42AN2g
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 28, 2024
Per BBC:
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologised to the president of neighbouring Azerbaijan over the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace, in which 38 people were killed – but stopped short of saying Russia was responsible.
In his first comments on the Christmas Day crash, Putin said the “tragic incident” had occurred when Russian air defence systems were repelling Ukrainian drones.Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky said Russia must “stop spreading disinformation” about the strike…
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