Vladimir Putin says incident occurred in Russian airspace, but stops short of acknowledging Moscow’s possible role.

The Kremlin in a statement said that Russia’s air defence system was firing against the Ukrainian drone strike near Grozny, ...

The Kremlins says Vladimir Putin has told Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev that Russian air defence was active when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Russia's south before it crashed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to Azerbaijan's President for the fact that an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” ...

The president says Russia's air defence systems were active when the plane attempted to land, but hasn't said Russia was ...

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when an Azerbaijan Airlines ...

It eventually crashed in Kazakhstan after crossing the Caspian Sea. More than half of people on board were Azerbaijani ...

Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day say they heard at least one loud bang before the aircraft crashed.