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New Evidence Suggests Russian Forces Caused Azerbaijan Airlines Crash
- On December 25, 2024, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was struck by a Russian missile over Grozny, Chechnya, and crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people.
- The missile strike took place as Russian air defenses responded to alleged Ukrainian drone attacks, with Captain Dmitry Paladichuk testifying that he received a phone command to engage and eliminate the target.
- The pilots lost communication, struggled to control the plane as it vanished from radar for 37 minutes, and were denied emergency landing permissions in Russian airports before crashing.
- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev firmly stated that Russia was responsible for shooting down the plane, demanding a formal apology, acknowledgment of fault, and compensation for those affected, while Putin described the event as a tragic accident without taking blame.
- This event intensified the already strained Russia-Azerbaijan relations, triggering legal actions, accusations of evidence suppression by Moscow, and heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
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New document claims Russian military OK’d passenger plane downing
An Azerbaijani news site has released explosive new material, claiming the Russian military authorised the 2024 missile strike on Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, a tragedy that left 38 people dead and 29 injured. Minval reports that it received an anonymous message, accompanied by audio clips and technical data, which traces the incident back to Captain Dmitry Sergeyevich Paladichuk—a Russian… Source
The Azerbaijani Minval news agency reported on July 1 that a person claiming to be a Russian officer claimed that he had received an order last December to open fire on an aerial target, which was later revealed to be an Azerbaijani passenger plane that had crashed in Kazakhstan.
Chilling audio reveals moment Russians shot down plane on X-mas killing 38
A CHILLING audio clip has emerged revealing the moment Russians shot down a passenger plane on Christmas that left 38 people dead. New evidence suggests the Russians knew the object in the sky they were aiming at was not a Ukrainian drone. AFPEmergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau[/caption] AFPThe wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lays on the ground wit…
Russia was already suspected of having shot down an aircraft of the Azerbaijan Airlines in December. Now there are new clues.
Baku threatened that the case of the AZAL plane crash is still going on: EADaily
EADaily, July 2nd, 2025. The investigation into the crash of the AZAL passenger plane continues in three countries. This was stated today, July 2, by the head of the Investigation Department of the Prosecutor General's Office Nemat Avazov at a press conference "on the criminal case of the murder of Azerbaijanis in Russia…
Russian officer admits to downing Azerbaijani airliner in reported leak
A person claiming to be a Russian officer said he had received an order to open fire at an aerial target last December that turned out to be an Azerbaijani airliner, Azerbaijani news outlet Minval reported on July 1, citing audio and a written statement it had received.An Embraer 190AR plane operated by Azarbaijan Airlines crashed in Kazakhstan on Dec. 25, 2024, after coming under fire over Grozny, Chechnya. Thirty-eight people were killed.Azerb…
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