On the Russian side's initiative, Vladimir Putin spoke with the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, on the telephone.
Issues related to the crash of the "Azerbaijan Airlines" passenger plane on December 25 near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, were discussed in detail, the press service of the Kremlin reports.
Vladimir Putin apologized for the tragic incident in the airspace of Russia and once again expressed deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
The conversation mentioned that the Azerbaijani passenger plane, which was strictly defined in the schedule, tried many times to land at Grozny airport.
At this time, Grozny, Mozdok, and Vladikavkaz were attacked by Ukrainian combat drones, and Russian air defense systems repelled these attacks.
The Investigative Committee of Russia initiated a criminal case against Art. 263 (violation of traffic safety and air transport operation rules).
Currently, two Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan employees are in Grozny, where they work with representatives of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation and the Investigative Committee.
Russia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan's relevant services closely cooperate at the disaster site near Aktau.
