Putin apologises for plane crash, without saying Russia at fault

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to the president of Azerbaijan for the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace that killed 38 people, blaming the incident on Russian air defense systems repelling Ukrainian drones. Despite not directly accepting responsibility, Putin expressed condolences and wished a speedy recovery to the victims’ families. The Kremlin has launched a criminal investigation into the crash, which occurred on Christmas Day and resulted in the plane crash-landing in Kazakhstan after being damaged by missile blasts.

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