Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to Azerbaijan for the downing of an Azerbaijani passenger plane by Russian air defenses on Christmas Day, killing 38 people. Putin admitted that Russian air defenses were 'active' at the time, repelling a drone attack on Grozny, but stopped short of directly admitting responsibility for the crash.
A humiliated Vladimir Putin has given a mealy-mouthed apology after a passenger plane was downed on Christmas Day, killing 38 people. The Kremlin dictator called Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev to say sorry for Russia n air defences firing at the Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft, in a rare remark by the tyrant. A total of 38 passengers died in the crash in Aktau, Kazakhstan, after it was shot at over Grozny, its destination after a flight from Baku.
Although seemingly stopping short of saying Russia blasted the jet down, Putin did admit that its air defences were 'active' at the time and 'repelling' a drone attack. In a statement, the Kremlin said: 'A detailed discussion was held regarding the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane on 25 December near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. 'Vladimir Putin expressed his apologies for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in Russian airspace. 'He once again extended his deepest and most sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to those injured. 'During the conversation, it was noted that the Azerbaijani passenger aircraft, which was strictly following its scheduled route, had made several attempts to land at the airport in Grozny. The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan This is the horrific moment a passenger plane hit the ground in a fireball in a Christmas Day crash landing Putin (pictured today) has apologised to Azerbaijan over the downed jet as he admitted Russian air defences were 'active' at the time it crashed 'At the time, Grozny, Mozdok, and Vladikavkaz were under attack by Ukrainian combat drones, and Russian air defence systems were repelling these assaults.' The plane is believed to have been downed by a Pantsir-S air defence syste
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