For the first time on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that his country had been involved in the Azerbaijan personal aircraft, which called it “tragedy”, reported by AFP.
On December 25, the flight of Azerbaijan airlines crashed in Kazakhstan, resulting in 38 out of 67 passengers and crew on board. This happened after being diverted from the planned landing in the southern Russian city of Grozny.
Days after the accident, Putin apologized to Aliyev for what he described as a “tragic incident”, but did not give responsibility. Meanwhile, Aliyev criticized Moscow for attempting to “calm” the event.
During a meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev Putin, Russia said that Russia had released two missiles to target Ukrainian drones in the morning, and these missiles detonated “a few meters” from the plane.
“Both shot missiles did not interfere directly with the plane. If it happened, it would crash on the spot,” AFP quoted Putin when he said.
Russian air traffic controls suggested that the pilot should try to land in Makhachkale, but instead tried to land at his home airport and then in Kazakhstan, where the aircraft eventually stopped, Putin noted.
“In such tragic cases, Russia will do everything that is needed to provide compensation, and the actions of all officials will be legally assessed,” he said.
Aliyev previously claimed that Russia was trying to hide the real reason for the accident.
The report quoted the Kremlin statement, suggesting that he expressed gratitude to Putin for his support and sharing “detailed information about the tragedy” on Thursday.
The Russian Air Transport Agency initially indicated that Embraer 190 was diverted because of the bird strike.
Russian treatment of the incident dramatically acidic relations with Azerbaijan, a post -Soviet state -rich state with historically close ties to Moscow.
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