Putin admitted: Russia shot down an Azerbaijani plane

The tragedy occurred erstwhile the Embraer 190 kind device flew from Baku to Grozny. In Russian airspace, the aircraft was hit by shrapnel of anti-aircraft missiles and attempted to crash-land in Kazakh Aktau. However, disaster occurred during the approach to landing. There were 67 people on board – 5 crew members and 62 passengers. 38 people died and 29 survived.