President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident took place in Russian airspace.”

Vladimir Putin apologised in a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for the "tragic incident" involving an Azerbaijani plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Much of the information provided by Russian media or government representatives is propaganda.

Officials say an Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with Kazakhstan’s Emergency Ministry now saying that at least 28 people survived the crash, which could mean that over 30 people are likely dead.