Azerbaijan’s president says Russia unintentionally shot down jetliner

Dec 30, 2024

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Jake Larsen (Video Editor)

Azerbaijan’s president accused Russia of shooting down the passenger airliner that crashed last week in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. While President Ilham Aliyev said he believes it was not on purpose, he did accuse Russia of trying to “hush up” the issue for days.

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In a press conference Sunday, Dec. 29, Aliyev said the airliner, which crashed on Christmas Day, was hit by fire from the ground over Russia and “rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare.”

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The Kremlin said its air defense systems were firing near Grozny, where the plane attempted to land, to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike.

Aliyev said he now wants three things from Russia: an apology, an admission of guilt, and for the guilty to be punished, whether by being held criminally responsible or being forced to compensate Azerbaijan and the 29 surviving but injured passengers and crew members.

Aliyev also said Russian President Vladimir Putin already fulfilled the first request on Saturday, Dec. 28, when Putin apologized for what he called a “tragic incident”.

Despite Aliyev blaming Russia for the deadly incident, the investigation into what caused the crash is still ongoing.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Drones, Plane, plane crash, Russia, Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

[Craig]

AZERBAIJAN’S PRESIDENT IS ACCUSING RUSSIA OF SHOOTING DOWN THE PASSENGER AIRLINER THAT CRASHED LAST WEEK IN KAZAKHSTAN, KILLING 38 PEOPLE.

WHILE PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV SAYS HE BELIEVES IT WAS *NOT* ON PURPOSE… HE DID ACCUSE RUSSIA OF TRYING TO QUOTE “HUSH UP” THE ISSUE FOR DAYS.

IN A PRESS CONFERENCE SUNDAY, ALIYEV SAID THE AIRLINER – WHICH CRASHED ON CHRISTMAS DAY – WAS HIT BY FIRE FROM THE GROUND OVER RUSSIA AND QUOTE “RENDERED UNCONTROLLABLE BY ELECTRONIC WARFARE.”

THE KREMLIN SAID ITS AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS WERE FIRING NEAR GROZNY – WHERE THE PLANE ATTEMPTED TO LAND – TO DEFLECT A UKRAINIAN DRONE STRIKE.

ALIYEV SAYS HE NOW WANTS THREE THINGS FROM RUSSIA: AN APOLOGY, AN ADMISSION OF GUILT, AND FOR THE GUILTY TO BE PUNISHED, WHETHER BY BEING HELD CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE OR BEING FORCED TO COMPENSATE AZERBAIJAN, AND THE 29 SURVIVING BUT INJURED PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS.

ALIYEV SAID RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN ALREADY FULFILLED THE FIRST REQUEST ON SATURDAY, WHEN PUTIN APOLOGIZED FOR WHAT HE CALLED A QUOTE ‘TRAGIC INCIDENT”.

DESPITE, ALIYEV BLAMING RUSSIA FOR THE DEADLY INCIDENT… THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH IS STILL ONGOING.

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