The Embraer 190 was traveling to Grozny, Russia, but crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people onboard. Investigators are focusing on Russian air defense as the likely cause. By Ivan ...

In the crash’s aftermath, Azerbaijan has unleashed rare and stinging criticism of Russia, with the country’s president saying ...

Putin said Russia’s air defense systems were active when the plane attempted to land in Grozny, according to the Kremlin, and ...

Several media outlets have cited Azerbaijani officials suggesting that a Russian air defense missile might have caused the ...

Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev is demanding answers, saying Vladimir Putin's latest apology "isn't enough" and that Moscow ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 27. Russia's Grozny airport was already halted for flights following the strike on the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane board, Trend reports via the Russian VChK-OGPU ...

On Dec. 25, an Embraer 190 plane, operating as Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia, crashed near Aktau International Airport in Kazakhstan. The crash ...

Azerbaijan’s president on Sunday demanded that Russia admit responsibility for the incident that led to the Christmas Day crash of a passenger plane that killed 38 people and pay compensation to ...

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev says the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit ...

Moscow: Russia's aviation chief said Friday that an Azerbaijani Airlines plane that eventually crashed in Kazakhstan tried to land in the Chechen city of Grozny as it was being attacked by ...

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia of "an attempt to hush up" the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines jet last month.

At least 38 people were killed on Christmas Day, when Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, scheduled to fly from the Azeri capital of Baku to Grozny in Russia, crashed at Aktau in Kazakhstan.