- Russian air defenses downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, 4 sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation into the disaster told Reuters. Azerbaijan expects Russia to acknowledge this. Evasive Kremlin's reaction. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/azerbaijan-airlines-flight-was-downed-by-russian-air-defence-system-four-sources-2024-12-26/ 81 comments worldnews