Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accuses Russia of unintentionally shooting down an Azerbaijani airliner, causing the death of 38 people. He demands a public apology, admission of guilt, punishment of those responsible, and compensation.
Azerbaijan ’s president Ilham Aliyev said the Azerbaijan i airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia , albeit unintentionally, and criticised Moscow for trying to “hush up” the issue for days. Aliyev told Azerbaijan i state television that the plane was hit by fire from the ground over Russia and “rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare”.
Aliyev accused Russia of trying to “hush up” the issue for several days, saying he was “upset and surprised” by versions of events put forward by Russian officials. “Unfortunately, for the first three days we heard nothing from Russia except delirious versions,” he said. The crash killed 38 of 67 people onboard. The Kremlin said that air defence systems were firing near Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, where the plane attempted to land, to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike. President Aliyev demanded that Russia apologize, admit guilt, punish those responsible, and pay compensation. Vladimir Putin apologized to him on Saturday. Putin called the crash a “tragic incident” though he stopped short of acknowledging Moscow’s responsibility. He said that an investigation into the crash was ongoing, and that “the final version will be known after the black boxes are opened”. He noted that Azerbaijan was always “in favour of a group of international experts” investigating the crash, and had “categorically refused” Russia’s suggestion that the interstate aviation committee, which oversees civil aviation in the Commonwealth of Independent States, investigate it
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