Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when an Azerbaijan Airlines flight attempted to land in Grozny, Chechnya on Wednesday.

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to Azerbaijan's leader for what the Kremlin called a "tragic incident" over Russia in which an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed after Russian air defences were fired against Ukrainian drones.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to the leader of Azerbaijan after a passenger plane crashed in Kazakhstan for the “tragic incident” that occurred in Russian airspace, the Kremlin said Saturday. The Kremlin did not take responsibility ...