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On 24 August, Putin issued a statement which called Prigozhin "a person with a complicated fate", adding that "he made some serious mistakes in life, but also achieved necessary results". [78] On 25 August, Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed speculation over Putin's culpability in the crash as an "absolute lie". [79]
President Vladimir Putin said that it was "obvious" that Ukraine had downed the aircraft, and said that Kyiv had known beforehand of the arrangements for the transport of the prisoners aboard the plane. [36] He also pledged to publicize the results of the Russian investigation "so that people in Ukraine know what really happened."
Putin’s apology to President Ilham Aliyev came as allegations mounted that the plane had been shot down by Russian air defense systems attempting to fend off a Ukrainian drone strike near Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, where the plane was heading.
Kyiv shoots down Russian bomber over Snake Island as it battles Putin’s forces ... The Su-35 fighter jets of the Russian Air Force formed a tight safety net around Mr Putin’s plane as they ...
Ukraine says it shot down a Russian spy plane and airborne command center over the Azov Sea, a significant blow to Vladimir Putin's military. Ukraine says it shot down 2 Russian command planes, a ...
Russia's leader apologises over the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace - without directly taking blame. Putin apologises over Azerbaijan plane crash, without saying Russia at ...
It did not explicitly say one of these hit the plane. The statement said Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev “for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in Russian airspace.” The readout said Russia has launched a criminal probe into the incident, and Azerbaijani state prosecutors have arrived in Grozny to participate.
The preliminary cause was engine failure. The pilot ejected and was rescued, but did not survive. [572] 19 August Tu-22M: Destroyed on the ground of Soltsy-2 air base in Novgorod by drone attack. [573] (4) 29 August Il-76: Four Il-76 were attacked by a Ukrainian drone attack at Pskov airfield, two were burned out, two were damaged. [574] 29 ...