A Russian missile fired over Grozny, Chechnya downed an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane, causing it to crash in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people.
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A Russian surface-to-air missile was fired at the Azerbaijan Airlines plane during drone activity over Grozny
The Embraer 190 plane of an Azerbaijani airline, en route from Baku to Grozny, was shot down by a Russian air defense system
Russia failed to close the airspace over Grozny, which could have prevented the tragedy
The plane was damaged by the Russians and was sent to Kazakhstan, instead of making an emergency landing in Grozny to save lives
The aircraft, flying from Baku to Grozny, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people on board. Preliminary investigations suggested it was hit by Russian air defense fire near Grozny
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