"The information provided to me is that the plane changed its course between Baku and Grozny due to worsening weather conditions and headed to Aktau airport, where it crashed upon landing," he said.

Azerbaijani journalists have released a recording containing an order to open fire on an AZAL flight, which resulted in the ...

Russian anti-aircraft system may have hit plane before crash, U.S. official says 05:51. Officials are trying to determine what caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan on Christmas ...

A CHILLING audio clip has emerged revealing the moment Russians shot down a passenger plane on Christmas that left 38 people ...

The plane, an Embraer 190 operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, was traveling from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia, when it crashed on the shore of the Caspian Sea near Aktau in Kazakhstan.

Yesterday, December 25, a passenger plane flying from Baku to Grozny crashed in the Aktau area. The plane was supposed to land at Grozny airport, but this did not happen.

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 ...

The plane was flying from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, when it turned toward Kazakhstan and crashed while making an attempt ...

Azerbaijan's transport minister said Friday that passengers and flight attendants on the plane heard explosions "from outside, and then something touched the plane" over Grozny, per local media.

As Azerbaijan observed a day of mourning for victims of the plane crash that killed 38 people, experts pointed to a possible cause: fire from Russia's air defense against a Ukrainian drone attack.

The Azerbaijan Airlines plane got into trouble near Grozny which is more than 850 km (530 miles) from the front lines in Ukraine, but still a repeated target for Ukrainian drones which have struck ...

Dozens of people have died after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight traveling from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Grozny in Russia crashed on Christmas Day 2024, according to reports.