A survivor of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, hit by a Russian missile, recalls an explosion near her leg as the plane struggled to land in Grozny before crash landing in Kazakhstan

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 injur

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the plane crash in Russian air space on Christmas Day that left 38 people dead in a statement that said Russia was targeting Ukrainian drones over the plane’s planned destination at the time, but stopped short of taking responsibility.