The conversation took place at the initiative of the Russian Federation. Putin expressed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims.

He also said that the crashed plane repeatedly tried to land in Grozny. But at that time, Grozny, Mozdok and Vladikavkaz were attacked by Ukrainian combat drones, and Russian air defense systems repelled these attacks.

The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case under Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation of the rules of traffic safety and operation of air transport).

Currently, two employees of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan are working in Grozny together with representatives of the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee of Russia. The relevant services of Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are also working closely at the crash site near Aktau.

RIA Novosti then issued several more clarifications, two with reference to the President of Azerbaijan and one to the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.:

Aliyev said that a commission of international experts has been formed to investigate the causes of the plane crash near Aktau, and it has already begun work.

Aliyev said that the AZAL flight was exposed to external influences in the skies over Russia, and was able to crash land thanks to the professionalism of the pilots.

Ballistic and explosive examinations have been appointed to investigate the causes of the plane crash near Aktau, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan said.