An Azerbaijan Airlines flightΒ that crashedΒ in Kazakhstan on Wednesday killing 38 people was downed by a Russian air defence system, four sources in Azerbaijan with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters.
Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 came down near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area of Russia in which Moscow has used air defence systems against Ukrainian drone strikes in recent months.
NATO called for an investigation into the cause of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people https://t.co/1YlWa1KJaU
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