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Posted on December 28, 2024
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Putin apologizes to Aliyev for Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Russian airspace, resulting in 38 deaths amid Ukrainian drone attacks.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, for a "tragic incident" which happened in Russian airspace involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed on Wednesday.
Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from southern Russia where Ukrainian drones were reported to be attacking several cities. At least 38 people were killed while 29 survived.
"(President) Vladimir Putin apologised for the tragic incident that occurred in Russian airspace and once again expressed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured," the Kremlin said in a statement.
"It was noted in the conversation that the Azerbaijani passenger aircraft, which was travelling according to its schedule, repeatedly tried to land at Grozny airport. At that time, Grozny, Mozdok and Vladikavkaz were being attacked by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, and Russian air defense systems repelled these attacks," the Kremlin said.
(Reporting by Reuters; writing by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
The main topic is the apology from Putin to Aliyev regarding the Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Russian airspace.
The crash occurred amid Ukrainian drone attacks in Russian airspace, leading to a tragic incident.
The crash resulted in 38 deaths and 29 survivors.
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