Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, was flying from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the city of Grozny in Russia's North Caucasus region on Wednesday when it was diverted ...

In an official statement on Saturday, the Kremlin said its air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike, but stopped short of saying one of these hit the plane. The ...

His statement came amid mounting allegations the plane was shot down by Russian air defenses trying to stop a Ukrainian drone attack near Grozny in the Russian republic of Chechnya. While Russian ...

Two days after a plane bound for Russia crashed in Kazakhstan, killing dozens of passengers, the White House said there was reason to believe Russia was responsible. In a telephone news conference ...

The Kremlin confirmed that Russian air defenses were in action on December 25, 2024, when the Embraer 190 aircraft of Azerbaijan Airlines attempted to land in Grozny. “At that time, Grozny, Mozdok and ...

"The readout said Russia has launched a criminal probe into the incident, and Azerbaijani state prosecutors have arrived in Grozny to participate. The Kremlin also said that "relevant services ...

The doomed Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was heading on Wednesday from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, when it turned toward ...

Putin's apology came as allegations mounted that the plane had been shot down by Russian air defenses attempting to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike near Grozny, the regional capital of the ...