THE bizarre fiefdom of Chechnya has long been controlled by warlord and top Vladimir Putin crony Ramzan Kadyrov and his ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted on Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when Azerbaijan Airlines ...

Russia's leader apologises for the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace - without directly taking blame.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” ...

Russia won't say if it mistakenly downed an Azerbaijani plane on Christmas. But it acknowledges the crash came amid a ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to the President of Azerbaijan for the crash of the civilian airliner that killed ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologised to President Ilham Aliyev for what he called a “tragic incident” ...

Azerbaijan Airlines, the carrier of the passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, said preliminary ...

Speculation is mounting as some experts say that Russian air defense fire was responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the ...

Sources told Reuters the plane had been hit by Russian fire. "It was as if it was drunk - not the same plane anymore," one ...

Russia's aviation chief said Friday that a Ukrainian drone attack was under way in the region of Chechnya at the time an ...