India-Pakistan update: Three brothers and the Turkey-Pakistan-Azerbaijan connection, allies of Turkey, India’s boycott of Turkey, and Azerbaijan.
In May 2025, during a brief conflict lasting 100 hours between India and Pakistan, Islamabad initiated a large-scale assault using drones and missiles targeting both military sites and civilians. The most intense attacks occurred from late May 8 to early May 9, with between 300 and 400 drones, along with over a dozen missiles, striking […]
Azerbaijan president accuses Russia of ‘absurd’ plane crash cover-up, says flight was ‘shot down’
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia of carrying out an “absurd” cover-up after Russian air defense forces allegedly “shot down” a passenger plane last week. Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized for this weekend's “tragic incident,” but the Kremlin has not officially said that Russian air defenses shot down the plane. At least 38 people […]
Putin apologizes over 'tragic' Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev over the “tragic” Azerbaijani plane crash that killed 38 people on board, but denied responsibility for the incident. According to a Kremlin reading of the call, President Putin told Aliyev: “I apologize for the fact that the tragic incident took place in Russian airspace, […]
Russia being blamed for Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed hundreds of miles off course, killing dozens
An Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, killing more than 30 passengers, and aviation and Ukrainian authorities are blaming Russia for the deadly crash, reports say. . Kazakh authorities said the Embraer 190 passenger plane, which was flying from Azerbaijan to Russia, had 62 passengers and five crew members […]
Leon Panetta suggests it's 'pretty clear' Russia 'responsible' for Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta has speculated that Russian air defenses may have been responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash in Kazakhstan earlier this week that killed 38 people and injured all 29 survivors. “Looking at all the preliminary evidence here, there is no question other than that the Russians used some […]
Russia Deflects Accusations of Shooting Down Azerbaijan Airliner
The Russian government struggled on Friday to manage international anger over the growing possibility that a Russian surface-to-air missile crashed Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 on Wednesday, killing 38 passengers. Aviation experts and the Government of Ukraine I believed From the beginning, a missile attack was considered the most likely explanation for the crash. The plane […]
White House says ‘early indications’ Russian air defenses downed Azerbaijan flight
The White House announced Friday that there were early indications that Russian air defenses shot down a passenger plane that crashed over Kazakhstan, killing 38 people. White House national security spokesman John Kirby told reporters that the U.S. has “early indications” that Russia is responsible, but cited an ongoing investigation. I avoided mentioning the above. […]
Azerbaijan Airlines blames deadly plane crash on ‘external interference’ as Russia speculation grows
Azerbaijan Airlines has suspended flights to eight more Russian airports after a plane scheduled to carry passengers from Azerbaijan's capital Baku to Russia's Grozny crashed “due to external physical and technical interference.” announced. According to reports, a Russian anti-aircraft missile may have caused the disaster. Flights from Baku to eight Russian airports have been suspended […]
Azerbaijan Officials Say Russian Missile Caused Fatal Jetliner Crash
Azerbaijani officials told Euronews on Thursday that they believe a Russian surface-to-air missile was the cause of the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243, which killed more than 30 passengers on the plane on Wednesday. Embraer 190 airliner, flying The ship, carrying 67 people from Azerbaijan's capital Baku to Chechnya's capital Grozny, veered hundreds of […]
Report: Russian Air Defense System Allegedly Downs Azerbaijan Airlines Flight, Killing 38
Emergency experts work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. The Embraer 190 was scheduled to fly northwest from Azerbaijan's capital Baku to the Chechen city of Grozny in southern Russia, but instead veered far off course and crossed the Caspian […]