The Kremlin said Putin had "offered his apologies that the tragic incident had occurred in Russia's airspace." ...

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

Vladimir Putin has apologized after an Azerbaijan Airlines plane destined for Russia crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day.

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

Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny ...

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

Russian president says the airliner was attempting to land in Grozny amid Ukrainian drone attacks in the area.

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.

Two U.S. military officials told NBC News that they had intelligence indicating that Russians may have misidentified the plane and shot it down.