BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 26. Russia's data on
AZAL plane damage astonished Azerbaijan, Foreign Minister Jeyhun
Bayramov said at a press conference reviewing the results of 2025,
Trend
reports.
According to him, at a meeting in Dushanbe, Russian President
Vladimir Putin said that, based on the latest information, there
was a Ukrainian UAV on Russian territory and that the reason for
the downing of the plane was that its debris damaged the AZAL plane
as a result of a missile explosion.
The minister added that in recent days, a letter signed by the
head of the Russian Investigative Committee was presented to
Azerbaijan. This letter was a serious surprise for Azerbaijan.
Bayramov also noted that he shared Bastrykin's opinion on the
termination of the criminal case in this case.
On 25 December 2024, an Embraer 190 passenger aircraft of
Azerbaijan Airlines en route from Baku to Grozny under flight
number J2-8243 was subjected to external physical and technical
interference. After losing control in Russian airspace, the
aircraft was redirected toward Aktau, Kazakhstan, where it made an
emergency landing. Of the 67 people on board, 38 lost their lives,
while 29 passengers survived.
