On December 25, 2024, emergency rescue experts worked at the scene of the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the western Kazakh city of Aktau.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that the passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, was damaged by Russian ground gunfire, Azerbaijani state television reported.
Aliyev said he regretted that “some circles” in Russia were trying to cover up the truth about the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane by spreading false narratives about the cause of the crash.
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin Apologize to Aliyev over Kremlin claims A ‘tragic event’ An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed over Russia after Russian air defenses fired on a Ukrainian drone.
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