Putin admits ‘failures’ in Russian air defence as missiles crippled Azerbaijan E190

E190 Azerbaijan crash-c-Kazakh AAIC

Source: Kazakh air accident investigation commission

Russian president Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that the country’s air defence system was responsible for crippling an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190, which subsequently crashed while attempting to divert to Aktau.

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