Kazakhstan, northeastern Caspian Sea coast. An Embraer 190 passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crashed. Russian air defense likely caused the crash of the Azerbaijani Embraer 190 passenger plane during a UAV attack in Chechnya. There were 67 passengers on board, including five crew members. 32 people survived the crash. All survivors were in the tail section of the plane. Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed that a missile launched by the Russian Pantsir-S air defense system caused the crash on Wednesday in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Various video testimonies on board the plane before, during, and after the crash, as well as videos from the ground, published on social media, were published within hours of the crash. A few days later, it was revealed that the plane had been denied landing permits at three Russian airports. Russian President Putin apologized for the incident, but did not take blame.
