Russian anti-aircraft system may have hit plane before crash, U.S. official says 05:51. Officials are trying to determine what caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan on Christmas ...

Azerbaijan Airlines and Russia react to crash in Kazakhstan. Azerbaijan Airlines, in a statement reported by international news agencies on Friday, said the plane experienced "external physical ...

Why did the plane crash? According to Azerbaijan’s authorities, the plane was shot down by Russia. Initially, Russia’s aviation watchdog said on Telegram that the crash was reportedly due to ...

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people, was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally ...

The plane, an Embraer 190 operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, was traveling from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia, when it crashed on the shore of the Caspian Sea near Aktau in Kazakhstan.

A drone view shows emergency specialists working at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Dec. 25, 2024.

Evidence collection efforts are underway at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 27, 2024. (Meiramgul Kussainova/Anadolu via Getty Images) ...

The crash killed 38 of the 67 people on board. Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan reported hearing thuds and explosions from outside the aircraft during the ...

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations told ABC News that the plane was carrying 69 people -- 64 passengers and five crew members. The ministry said 29 people survived the crash, with many ...

Azerbaijan’s president accused Russia of trying to cover up its role in a plane crash that killed 38 people, delivering a harsh condemnation that signaled a reversal of the power dynamics that ...

Investigators from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia are looking into the crash. In Azerbaijan, investigators have said they believe that a Russian Pantsir-S1 air-defense system damaged the plane ...

The fatal crash of a plane that departed from Azerbaijan has raised questions about the safety of traveling to the country. On Wednesday, Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 caught fire as it tried ...