Azerbaijan Airlines flight was shot down by Russian air defense

Investing.com – An Azerbaijan Airlines plane was shot down by a Russian air defense system, according to four Reuters sources in Azerbaijan familiar with the investigation. The plane, an Embraer passenger plane, crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people on board.

The jet was en route from an area in Russia where Moscow has recently deployed air defense systems to counter Ukrainian drone attacks. The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday. The investigation into the crash is ongoing and more details are expected to be released in the coming days.

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