Putin apologises to Azerbaijan's Aliyev over 'tragic incident' with plane in Russian airspace

Reuters - 28/12

Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from southern Russia where Ukrainian drones were reported to be attacking several cities. At least 38 people were killed.

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Putin apologises to Aliyev over plane
Azerbaijan: plane was interferred with in Russian airspace
Kremlin: tragic incident happened in Russian airspace
Plane crashed on Wednesday in Kazakhstan
Russian air defences were fighting Ukrainian drones - Kremlin

MOSCOW, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan's president for a "tragic incident" which happened in Russian airspace involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed after air defences were used against Ukrainian drones.

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.

Four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation into the disaster told Reuters on Thursday that Russian air defences had mistakenly shot it down.

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