Russia on fire as massive 16,145 sq ft blaze erupts in city controlled by Putin's ally
A statement by the ministry read: "A two-story store caught fire in the centre of Grozny. EMERCOM of Russia firefighters ...
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Russia attempts to conceal drone attack on Chechnya after plane crash in Kazakhstan – Media
The Russian authorities are trying to conceal the fact of a drone attack on Chechnya. This attack may be connected to the crash of a passenger aircraft in Kazakhstan, according to Agentstvo.Novosti on ...
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The Chechen factor complicates efforts to ease Azerbaijani-Russian tension
But in not giving Aliyev satisfaction, Putin risks alienating a key ally. A freeze in Azerbaijani-Russian relations could ...
Putin Apologizes For ‘Tragic Incident’ But Stops Short of Saying Azerbaijani Plane Was Shot Down
Russia's Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident." ...
Suspected Russian downing of Azerbaijan passenger plane reflects Ukraine war’s growing footprint
Russia won't say if it mistakenly downed an Azerbaijani plane on Christmas. But it acknowledges the crash came amid a Ukrainian drone attack in its republic of Chechnya.
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Survivor of Azerbaijani Airlines plane crash claims there was explosion when plane tried to land in Chechnya
A survivor of Wednesday’s Azerbaijan Airlines crash said the plane’s pilots tried to land in Grozny, Chechnya three times, followed by an explosion outside the plane, according to an audio ...
The airlines still flying just miles from where a plane was shot from the sky
Airlines including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic continue to fly a matter of miles from the GPS-jammed Russian region where an Azerbaijan Airlines plane was hit by suspected air defence missiles ...
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Azerbaijan Airlines plane WAS shot down by Russian surface-to-air missile, government sources say
With 67 passengers on board, the plane had been looking to land as scheduled in Grozny in Chechnya yesterday when it crashed. Chechnya is a region of Russia headed by close Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov.
'Great tragedy': 38 dead after passenger plane crashes en route to Russia
A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia with 67 people on board crashed in Kazakhstan Wednesday, authorities said.
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Putin apologizes over ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has apologized for the fact that an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed after entering Russian airspace in Grozny, Chechnya, on Wednesday, but did not say that ...