Azerbaijan Airlines crash: What we know
On 25 December, 38 people died when an Azerbaijan Airlines flight, which had been due to land in Russia, crash-landed in Kazakhstan. The circumstances around the crash remain unclear, but limited evidence so far suggests it may have been hit by missiles fired by a Russian air-defence system as it tried to land in Chechnya.
People on crashed Azerbaijani plane say they heard bangs before it went down
Sources told Reuters the plane had been hit by Russian fire. "It was as if it was drunk - not the same plane anymore," one passenger recalled.
Azerbaijani minister says plane that crashed was hit from the outside, possibly by a weapon
An Azerbaijani minister suggested Friday that an airliner that crashed this week was hit by a weapon, citing expert analysis and survivor testimony indicating that the plane was struck from the outside.
Russia Says Azerbaijani Plane Crashed Amid Ukrainian Drone Attack
Russia's head of aviation Dmitry Yadrov claimed a Ukrainian drone attack was underway in Grozny before the plane crashed.
Azerbaijan Airlines plane was downed by Russian air defenses: Sources
"No one claims that it was done on purpose," an Azerbaijan official told Reuters. They added their government "expects the Russian side to confess."
Azerbaijan Airlines blames deadly plane crash on 'external interference' as Russia speculation grows
Azerbaijan Airlines has suspended flights to multiple Russian airports in the wake of a deadly plane crash, which it attributed to "physical and technical external interference."
Flights are avoiding Russian airspace after the Azerbaijan Airlines crash
The crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight prompted several airlines to suspend flights to Russia.
Experts doubt Russian claims of bird strike in Kazakhstan plane crash
Experts say evidence in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan points to a possible midair explosion, not an encounter with a flock of birds.
The White House knows better: "There are signs that the Baku—Grozny side was shot down by Russian air defense"
The coordinator for Strategic Communications of the US administration, John Kirby, said that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane ...
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Photos from Azerbaijan jet crash suggest a missile strike, according to experts
The Embraer 190 with 67 passengers and crew was flying from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Grozny in Chechnya, Russia, ...
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Azerbaijan airlines incident: Grozny and Rosaviatsiya confuse versions
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) and Grozny Airport have differing accounts of why an Azerbaijan ...
Azerbaijan Airlines says doomed flight saw 'external and technical interference' before it crashed
An investigation into the deadly crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Kazakhstan earlier this week came after the ...
White House says ‘early indications’ Russian air defenses downed Azerbaijan flight
The White House on Friday said initial signs pointed to Russian air defenses downing a passenger plane that crashed over ...
Russia Says Ukrainian Drones Were Attacking Grozny As Azerbaijani Plane Tried To Land
The head of Russia's civil aviation agency on Friday said Ukrainian drones were attacking the city of Grozny as an Azerbaijani Airlines plane which eventually crashed in Kazakhstan was trying to land.
Plane crashes in Kazakhstan with nearly 70 onboard travelling from Baku to Grozny – videos
An Azerbaijan Airlines flight travelling from Baku to Grozny has crashed in Kazakhstan with nearly 70 passengers onboard.
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Russians admit their air defense caused the Baku-Grozny plane crash
Russians who reviewed the transcript of the crew's conversations from the Baku-Grozny flight themselves admit that the air ...
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Plane catastrophe: Embraer-190 shot down over Kazakhstan
The Embraer-190 passenger plane, flying from Baku to Grozny, crashed on 25th December in Kazakhstan and bears fragments ...