Putin apologises for ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash but does not take responsibility - Azerbaijan says the plane had multiple holes in its fuselage and that the occupants had sustained injur

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a "tragic incident" following the crash of an airliner.

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized for the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crash on Christmas but did not take responsibility for causing it as an investigation continues into the matter.