Several airlines have announced the suspension of flights to Russian cities following allegations by Western experts and the U.S. that the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight earlier this week may have been caused by a Russian anti-aircraft missile.
Moscow has not commented on reports suggesting the plane was accidentally shot down by its air defense systems. Russia has stated that Grozny, the flight's intended destination, was under attack by Ukrainian drones at the time of the incident.
The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, December 25, killing 38 of the 67 people on board.
Moscow has not commented on reports suggesting the plane was accidentally shot down by its air defense systems. Russia has stated that Grozny, the flight's intended destination, was under attack by Ukrainian drones at the time of the incident.
The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, December 25, killing 38 of the 67 people on board.