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Relations between Russia and Azerbaijan hit an all-time low this week, as simmering tensions over the death of two ...

A CHILLING audio clip has emerged revealing the moment Russians shot down a passenger plane on Christmas that left 38 people dead. New evidence suggests the Russians knew the object in the sky ...

An Azerbaijani news outlet released evidence Tuesday suggesting the Russian military ordered the 2024 missile strike on ...

Later, Russian and Azerbaijani officials suggested the plane had been rerouted due to fog or bad weather in Grozny. Then Russia also said Ukrainian drones targeting the Grozny area were a factor.

"The information provided to me is that the plane changed its course between Baku and Grozny due to worsening weather conditions and headed to Aktau airport, where it crashed upon landing," he said.

The plane, an Embraer 190 operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, was traveling from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia, when it crashed on the shore of the Caspian Sea near Aktau in Kazakhstan.

Yesterday, December 25, a passenger plane flying from Baku to Grozny crashed in the Aktau area. The plane was supposed to land at Grozny airport, but this did not happen.

Azerbaijan's transport minister said Friday that passengers and flight attendants on the plane heard explosions "from outside, and then something touched the plane" over Grozny, per local media.

The plane was flying from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, when it turned toward Kazakhstan and crashed while making an attempt ...

As Azerbaijan observed a day of mourning for victims of the plane crash that killed 38 people, experts pointed to a possible cause: fire from Russia's air defense against a Ukrainian drone attack.

The plane was flying from Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, to Grozny when it turned toward Kazakhstan, hundreds of kilometers (miles) across the Caspian Sea from its intended destination, and crashed ...