Azerbaijani plane was attacked from ground, Russia is talking nonsense – Azerbaijani president

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has said that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan was attacked from the ground over Russian territory.

Source: Aliyev, quoted by TASS; Azerbaijani media outlet Caliber; Latvia-based Russian media outlet Meduza

Details: The plane that crashed in Aktau was damaged "as a result of an attack from the ground", Aliyev said.

Emphasising that the plane was not shot down deliberately, Aliyev said that admitting guilt, apologising in a timely manner to Azerbaijan, which is considered a friendly country, and informing the public were measures and steps that should have been taken [by Russia – ed.].

Quote from Aliyev: "Unfortunately, for the first three days, we heard nothing from Russia but delusional theories."

Background: During a telephone conversation with Aliyev yesterday, Russian leader Vladimir Putin apologised for the fact that "the tragic incident involving the Azerbaijan Airlines plane occurred in Russian airspace", but did not admit Russia’s guilt.

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