The horrific crash of an Azerbaijan Plane in Kazakhstan, which resulted in the death of at least 38 people and injuries to 29 others, has taken a new turn after the Russian President, Vladimir Putin,

On 25 December, 38 people died when an Azerbaijan Airlines flight, which had been due to land in Russia, crash-landed in Kazakhstan. The circumstances around the crash remain unclear, but limited evidence so far suggests it may have been hit by missiles fired by a Russian air-defence system as it tried to land in Chechnya.

The Kremlin has said that the Russian president "apologized for the tragic incident" and expressed his "deep and sincere condolences" to the victims' families.