An Embraer 190 passenger aircraft of Azerbaijan Airlines crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan after being hit by a Russian missile while flying over Grozny.

A passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines crashed in the Kazakh city of Aktau due to a Russian surface-to-air missile.

The missile was fired at Flight 8432 during a drone attack over the Chechen city of Grozny.

The missile was fired from the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile system.

The damaged plane was not allowed to land at any Russian airport, despite the pilots' request for an emergency landing, and was ordered to fly across the Caspian Sea toward Aktau.

The aircraft's GPS navigation systems were jammed throughout the flight over the sea.

If these preliminary data are confirmed, it will be the second time in the last 10 years that Russian troops have downed a commercial aircraft, after the MH17 crash in Ukraine in July 2014.

An explosion could have occurred on board.

Andriy Kovalenko stated that the Embraer 190 plane of the Azerbaijani airline was shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft missile system.

The black box has been recovered from the crash site. Its analysis is expected to provide critical insights into the events leading up to the crash.

The plane crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people

Shrapnel damage on wreckage suggests possible missile strike by Russian air defense

The crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane was probably caused by a Russian surface-to-air missile or air defense system.

38 people died as a result of the crash.