Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Shot Down by Russian Air Defense System - Reuters

Investing.com -- According to four Reuters sources familiar with the investigation in Azerbaijan, an Azerbaijan Airlines plane was shot down by a Russian air defense system. The Embraer passenger aircraft crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, resulting in the deaths of 38 people on board.
The plane had departed from a region in Russia where Moscow has recently deployed air defense systems against Ukrainian drone attacks. This tragic event occurred on Wednesday. An investigation into the accident is ongoing, and further details are expected to be released in the coming days.

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