Putin admits Russian role in 2024 crash of Azerbaijani jet | International

MOSCOW, Oct 9, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday admitted for the first time his country played a role in the 2024 crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane, describing it as a "tragedy". In a meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Putin said Russia had deployed missiles to destroy Ukrainian drones on the night of the incident, and that they exploded "a few meters away" from the aircraft. "Russia...