Survivors have shared the terrifying moment Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 was diverted from its destination of Grozny and then hit three times.

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a "tragic ...

By Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn and Nailia Bagirova MOSCOW/BAKU (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ...

Putin apologized for the “tragic incident” in Russian airspace, but the Kremlin did not take responsibility for downing the ...

Russia’s aviation chief says that a Ukrainian drone attack was underway in the Russian region that an airliner was destined ...

Allegations mounted that Russian air defenses shot down the plane while attempting to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident ...

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Both Putin and Aliyev said Saturday that experts from Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan had begun probing the incident, and ...