Overview

• Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25, 2024, killing 38 people, with 29 survivors.
• A preliminary Kazakh investigation attributes the crash to external damage, including holes and deformations on the aircraft's tail, left engine, and wing.
• Photos from the report show small, square-shaped holes and bent metal fragments, but the report avoids assigning responsibility for the damage.
• Russia's air defense was active near the plane's intended destination of Grozny, with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin apologizing but denying direct responsibility for a potential misfire.
• Azerbaijan has demanded Russia acknowledge a possible air defense error and provide compensation for the incident.