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

Kremlin statement did not say Russia had shot down the plane, only noting that a criminal case had been opened.

The exact cause of the crash is still under investigation, but a U.S. official has preliminarily suggested that a Russian ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday issued an apology for the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crash in Kazakhstan ...

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

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 ...

This article explores predictions from RFE/RL journalists for the year 2025, focusing on global conflicts, authoritarianism, and the impact of US politics on the world stage.

MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. The Russian Investigative Committee’s head office took over the country’s investigation of the plane crash in Kazakhstan, it said in a statement. The investigation into a ...