"Azerbaijani authorities had said the jet, en route from Baku to the Chechen capital Grozny, on December 25, 2024, was mistakenly hit by Russian air defence fire. The pilots then attempted an emergency landing in western Kazakhstan, but the plane crashed near Aktau, across the Caspian Sea. Baku authorities also accused Moscow of denying the distressed aircraft permission to land in Russian territory, forcing the failed landing attempt in Kazakhstan."
"On Thursday, however, he acknowledged Russia's role more explicitly, saying Russian air defence missiles had detonated several metres from the plane after Ukrainian drones entered Russian airspace. He said Russia would provide Azerbaijan with appropriate compensation and ensure an objective assessment of the incident. Of course, everything that is required in such tragic cases will be done by the Russian side on compensation and a legal assessment of all official things will be given, Putin told Aliyev in their first face-to-face meeting in a year."
Vladimir Putin told Ilham Aliyev that Russia will compensate Azerbaijan for its role in accidentally downing an Azerbaijani passenger plane that killed 38 of 67 people on December 25, 2024. Azerbaijani authorities said the jet en route from Baku to Grozny was mistakenly hit by Russian air defence fire, prompting pilots to attempt an emergency landing in western Kazakhstan; the plane crashed near Aktau across the Caspian Sea. Baku accused Moscow of denying the distressed aircraft permission to land in Russian territory. Putin acknowledged that Russian air defence missiles detonated close to the aircraft after Ukrainian drones entered Russian airspace and pledged an objective assessment and appropriate compensation. The meeting in Dushanbe occurred ten months after the crash and represented the leaders' first face-to-face meeting in a year. Aliyev thanked Putin for monitoring the investigation.
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