Azerbaijan to file international lawsuits against Russia over Aktau plane crash, president says

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Azerbaijan to file international lawsuits against Russia over Aktau plane crash, president says  President Aliyev stated that Azerbaijan had a clear understanding of what happened to the AZAL plane, and that Russian officials also possessed the same information.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/20/azerbaijan-to-file-international-lawsuits-against-russia-over-aktau-plane-crash-president-  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that his country is planning to file international

00:07lawsuits against Russia. They are doing so with regards to the Azerbaijan Airlines flight that

00:12crashed in December last year. The plane was flying from Baku to Grozny when it crashed near

00:18the Kazakh city of Akhtau, killing 38 people. An initial report revealed that a Russian missile

00:25caused the plane to crash. Speaking to local media, Aliyev said that despite it being

00:31quote, clear as day that Russia shot down the plane, whether they intended to or not,

00:36Azerbaijan did not receive a meaningful response from Moscow. The president added that Azerbaijan's

00:42demands are a guilty plea from Russia, prosecution of those responsible, as well as financial

00:48compensation.

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