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.
The Jeju Air plane burst into flames after veering off a runway at an airport in the southern South Korean city of Muan.
The Kremlin said air defense systems were firing near Grozny on Wednesday due to a Ukrainian drone strike, but stopped short of saying one of these hit the plane.
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev over the tragic plane ...
Russia's federal air transport regulator states that the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 which crashed after diverting to ...
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident ...
An Azerbaijan Airlines flight travelling from Baku to Grozny has crashed in Kazakhstan with nearly 70 passengers onboard.
Two U.S. military officials told NBC News that they had intelligence indicating that Russians may have misidentified the ...
Russia has published a festive video of Santa Claus becoming a victim of Russian air defence against the backdrop of the ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” ...
Allegations mounted that Russian air defenses shot down the plane while attempting to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike.
The Embraer-190 passenger plane, flying from Baku to Grozny, crashed on 25th December in Kazakhstan and bears fragments ...