Kremlin said air defence systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike as the plane attempted to land, but ...

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

He described how it all fell silent once he hit the ground before moans could then be heard from his fellow passengers ...

Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan's president for a "tragic incident" which happened in Russian airspace involving an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed after ...

Two U.S. military officials told NBC News that they had intelligence indicating that Russians may have misidentified the plane and shot it down.

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev after an Azerbaijani airliner crashed in ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when an Azerbaijan Airlines ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” ...

Two U.S. military officials say the U.S. has intelligence indicating the Russians may have misidentified the Azerbaijan ...

Russia's leader apologises for the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace - without directly taking blame.

By Anatoly Kurmanaev President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Saturday apologized for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines ...