Russia’s president is said to have blamed birds or a Ukrainian drone for a Dec. 25 crash of an Azerbaijani plane. Azerbaijan says Russian air defenses were at fault.

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 was traveling from the Azerbaijani ... incident occurred in Russian airspace,” but did not accept responsibility. Putin said Russia’s air defense systems were active when the plane attempted to land in Grozny ...

The Kremlin has declined to state that Russian forces were responsible for downing the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 on December 25, 2024. Russia acknowledged that its air defense systems were active at the time of the incident to shoot down Ukrainian drones but has stopped short of saying it brought down the aircraft.

Poland's PM | Vantage with Palki Sharma Poland has accused Russia of plotting "acts of terror" against airlines worldwide. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk made the allegation while hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Warsaw,

A Ryanair flight from London Luton has been forced to abort its landing after the plane's GPS signal was 'jammed' near the boarder with Russia.

Europe warns its airlines to stay away through next summer, as Ukraine turns skies of western Russia into a battlefield.

A former top official in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh protested on the eve of his trial before an Azerbaijani military court on Friday that he had not been given enough time to prepare his defence on 42 charges including terrorism.

The crew of the crashed Embraer-190 aircraft of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) independently made all decisions about changing course and returning to the departure airport, follows from the transcript of the pilots' negotiations with dispatchers published by the Baza telegram channel.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has claimed that Russia planned terrorist attacks on airlines across the globe

The Russian Investigative Committee has announced the initiation of a comprehensive expert examination into the actions of air traffic controllers in connection with the tragic crash of an Embraer-E190 aircraft belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) on December 25,

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk alleged on Wednesday that Russia is planning acts of sabotage worldwide, including "acts of air terror" targeting airlines. Speaking at a news conference in Warsaw alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Tusk emphasized the seriousness of the threat.

It comes as Russia launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack across Ukraine, targeting energy infrastructure