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Grozny-City Strike: Ukrainian UAVs Hit Chechen Security Council Headquarters

A Ukrainian drone strike damaged a Grozny-City tower housing the Chechen Security Council, according to online monitors, amid escalating long-range UAV attacks inside Russia.

International Business Times UK · Dec 5, 2025

Putin admits Russian air defences downed Azerbaijan Airlines plane in 2024 that killed 38

The Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet crashed in Aktau on 25 December 2024 while on a flight from Baku to Grozny.

Euronews · Oct 9, 2025

Azerbaijan Demands Russia Admit To Shooting At Plane Before Crash

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Sunday demanded that Russia admit that it fired at an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet before it crashed, accusing Moscow of initially trying to cover up the cause of the fatal disaster.

Latin Times · Dec 30, 2024

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Russia shot at Azerbaijan Airlines plane before crash, says country’s president

The Azerbaijan president said Vladimir Putin had apologised to him over the air crash which killed 38

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2024

Azerbaijan Says Russia Shot At Plane Before Crash, Demands It Admit

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia on Sunday of firing at an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet before it crashed and of initially trying to cover up the cause of the fatal disaster, demanding that Moscow admit guilt.

International Business Times · Dec 29, 2024

Putin apologises for ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash but does not take responsibility

Azerbaijan says the plane had multiple holes in its fuselage and that the occupants had sustained injuries ‘due to foreign particles penetrating the cabin mid-flight’

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2024

Putin Apologises To Azerbaijan Without Claiming Responsibility In Plane Crash

Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, breaking the Kremlin's silence as speculation mounted Russia may have accidentally shot the plane.

International Business Times · Dec 28, 2024

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Putin Apologizes For Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Crash In Russian Airspace

Putin apologizes for the tragic Azerbaijan Airlines flight crash in Russian airspace. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the incident.

Azerbaijan Airlines says there was ‘external interference’ before crash

Carrier suspends flights to five Russian airports after early findings of investigation into crash on Christmas Day

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024

Russia Says Azerbaijani Plane Tried To Land During Ukraine Drone Attack

Russia's aviation chief said Friday that an Azerbaijani Airlines plane that eventually crashed in Kazakhstan tried to land in the Chechen city of Grozny as it was being attacked by Ukrainian drones.

International Business Times · Dec 27, 2024

Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash Investigation Reveals External Interference

Azerbaijan Airlines reports external interference in Kazakhstan crash; US official suggests Russian involvement. Pilot redirected due to Ukrainian drones a...

Azerbaijan's flag carrier suspends flights to more Russian cities following crash that killed 38

Azerbaijan’s flag carrier has announced the suspension of flights to several Russian airports, citing potential flight safety risks following a crash of one of its planes that many experts have blamed on Russian air defense fire

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2024

Azerbaijan Airlines crash 'probably caused by Russian air defence fire'

AVIATION experts have said that Russian air defence fire was probably responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash that killed 38 people and left…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 27, 2024

Azerbaijan Airlines crash: was this another military shoot-down of a civil aircraft?

Key questions and answers about the first fatal crash anywhere in the world involving a passenger jet in 2024

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024

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The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2024

Russia plays down speculation over cause of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan

Russia plays down speculation over cause of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash

Latin Times · Dec 26, 2024

Azerbaijan Mourns 38 Killed In Plane Crash In Kazakhstan

The Embraer 190 aircraft was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia, but instead diverted far off course across the Caspian Sea. It crashed Wednesday near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

Evening Standard · Dec 26, 2024

Azerbaijan Airlines flight was 'downed by Russian air defence system'

An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed on Christmas Day, raising speculation of a Russian missile strike

International Business Times · Dec 26, 2024

Kazakhstan Plane Crash: Mysterious Holes In Fuselage Sparks Rumors Of Russian Involvement

A passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines crashed Wednesday in Kazakhstan with dozens of people killed, but there are unconfirmed reports Russia may have mistakenly shot down the aircraft.

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Al Jazeera · Dec 26, 2024

Why did an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan? What we know

Azerbaijan launches criminal case after least 38 people are killed when passenger plane crashes near Aktau, Kazakhstan.

International Business Times · Dec 26, 2024

Azerbaijani Jet Crashes In Kazakhstan, Killing 38

The Embraer 190 aircraft that was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya in southern Russia, but instead flew across the Caspian Sea and went down near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2024

Officials report 29 survivors and 38 killed as plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Aircraft carrying 62 passengers and five crew was en route from Baku to Grozny in Chechnya

France 24 · Jul 5, 2023

Russian journalist and lawyer beaten in Chechnya: 'The investigation will no doubt be unsuccessful'

On the morning of July 4, Elena Milashina, a journalist with the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, and Alexandre Nemov, a lawyer, were beaten on their way to a trial in Grozny, Chechnya. Images document the extreme violence of the attack. According to the Crew Against Torture, a Russian human…

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023

Attackers break Russian journalist’s fingers and stab human rights lawyer in Chechnya

Elena Milashina and Alexander Nemov were on their way to the sentencing of a human rights activist in Grozny when they were assaulted

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

Chechen armed forces assemble to honour Putin and his ally Kadyrov

Members of the security forces of Russia's Chechnya region massed in its capital, Grozny, on Friday to mark Russian President Vladimir Putin's 70th birthday and see local leader Ramzan Kadyrov honoured for supporting Ukrainian separatists.

WEKU · Sep 5, 2022

Meet the Chechen battalion joining Ukraine to fight Russia — and fellow Chechens

While many Chechen fighters have deployed in Ukraine for Russia, this group is there to defend the country from the Russians.

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