Putin apologizes for the tragic accident of the Azerbaijani plane

The Kremlin press office announced today that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, in which he apologized for the tragic accident involving the Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace, not far from the Kazakh city of Aktau..

The Kremlin statement, which was reported by the Russian RIA Novosti news agency, stated that President Vladimir Putin apologized for the tragic accident occurring in Russian airspace, and once again expressed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery for the wounded.