Putin apologizes to Azerbaijan for 'tragic incident' of plane crash

Vafa Shabanova, a passenger on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, receives treatment at a hospital in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Dec. 27, 2024. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized on Dec. 28 for the "tragic incident."

Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people.