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Azerbaijani Airlines plane en route to Russia crashes in western Kazakhstan

A plane carrying 67 people from Baku, Azerbaijan to Grozny in Russia's Chechen Republic crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Dec. 25, Tengrinews media outlet reported. According to Kazakhstan's Transport Ministry, the plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines had 37 Azerbaijani passengers, 16 Russians, six Kazakhs, and three Kyrgyz, along with five crew members […]

Ukraine

December 25, 2024

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Loud bang heard before Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed, passengers tell Reuters

Two passengers who survived the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan heard a loud bang as it approached its original destination of Grozny, Reuters reported on Dec. 27. The plane, en route from Baku on Dec. 25, carried 67 passengers, including 42 Azerbaijani citizens, 16 Russians, six Kazakhs, and three Kyrgyz citizens. Thirty-eight […]

Ukraine

December 27, 2024

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'Weapon' may have brought down Azerbaijan Airlines plane, Azerbaijan's transport minister says

Azerbaijani Transport Minister Rashad Nabiyev said on Dec. 27 that an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan was due to 'external interference,' with authorities investigating "the type of weapon used in the interference." "This is evidenced by the appearance of the aircraft debris on the ground and eyewitness accounts," Nabiyev said during a news conference, […]

Ukraine

December 27, 2024

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Azerbaijan Airlines crash highlights Russia's failure to close airspace amid war

The Dec. 25 Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, likely caused by Russian air defense, shines light on a glaring issue the Kremlin has long swept under the rug. By unleashing its war against Ukraine, Russia has made its airspace a dangerous place. While Ukraine banned civilian flights over its territory hours before the beginning of Russia's […]

Ukraine

December 28, 2024

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