The Kremlin tends to play down these attacks, and has a history of offering unconvincing explanations for massive explosions ...

An official Kremlin statement issued Saturday said that air defense systems were firing near Grozny airport as the airliner ...

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident ...

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Russia all opened investigations into the cause of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243.

The first fatal accident anywhere in the world involving a passenger jet in 2024 happened on Christmas Day. Thirty-eight passengers and crew died when Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 from the ...

Early indications suggest Russia shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, an ...

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (Dec 28) apologised to Azerbaijan's leader for what the Kremlin called a "tragic ...

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 apologized to the President of Azerbaijan for the crash of the civilian airliner that killed ...

Vladimir Putin says incident occurred in Russian airspace, but does not acknowledge any possible involvement of Russia.

Vladimir Putin has issued an apology to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev following the downing of a passenger plane in ...