Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defence was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny ...

The Kremlin said Putin had "offered his apologies that the tragic incident had occurred in Russia's airspace." ...

Putin apologises after suspect Russian involvement in Azerbaijan Airlines crash that killed 38 - US National Security Council ...

The Kremlins says Vladimir Putin has told Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev that Russian air defence was active when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Russia's south before it crashed.

Vladimir Putin says incident occurred in Russian airspace, but does not acknowledge any possible involvement of Russia.