Putin apologises for Azerbaijan Airlines crash, says Russian air defence was active at time of landing

Russian leader Vladimir Putin told his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Saturday that Russian air defence was active when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before it crashed, the Kremlin said.

Putin apologises for Azerbaijan Airlines crash, says Russian air defence was active at time of landing
Russian leader Vladimir Putin told his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Saturday that Russian air defence was active when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before it crashed, the Kremlin said.