Russian president says the airliner was attempting to land in Grozny amid Ukrainian drone attacks in the area.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday extended an apology to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev for a "tragic incident" involving the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243. The passenger ...

Vladimir Putin says incident occurred in Russian airspace, but stops short of acknowledging Moscow’s possible role.

The Kremlins says Vladimir Putin has told Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev that Russian air defence was active when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Russia's south before it crashed.

The Kremlin in a statement said that Russia’s air defence system was firing against the Ukrainian drone strike near Grozny, ...

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

Putin apologises over Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash – but refuses to admit fault - The US says North Korean troops are ...

Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day say they heard at least one loud bang before the aircraft crashed.

The Kremlin has said that Putin "apologized for the tragic incident" and expressed his "deep and sincere condolences" the the ...

Putin apologized for the “tragic incident” that occurred in Russian airspace, but the Kremlin did not take responsibility for ...