The Kremlin said air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike as the airliner attempted to land, but stopped short of saying it was shot down by Russian air defenses.

Russian president admits problems began in his country’s airspace and ‘offers his apologies’ to Azerbaijani leader ...

MOSCOW/BAKU - President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to Azerbaijan's leader for what the Kremlin called a "tragic ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a "tragic incident" ...

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Saturday, admitted that his country’s air defence was working when an Azerbaijani ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev over the December 25 Azerbaijan Airlines ...

Putin has since apologised for the incident without admitting faultThe final chilling words of the pilot in charge of ...

Some 38 people were killed in the crash, which saw an Azerbaijani airliner brought down over Kazakhstan on December 25.

MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land ...