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'Why the Azerbaijan plane crash could do Putin serious damage' | LBC analysis
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10:11Now PlayingMark Galeotti is an expert on Russia and author of 'Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine.' He believes Putin's apology for the Azerbaijani plane crash in Kazakhstan signals trouble for the Kremlin leader.
Vladimir Putin has apologised to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a "tragic incident" following a plane crash in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people.
In the last few days many experts have suggested Russia shot down the plane using surface-to-air missiles.
The Azerbaijani plane was flying on Wednesday from Azerbaijan's capital of Baku to Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, when it turned towards Kazakhstan and crashed while making an attempt to land.
There were 29 survivors.
In an official statement on Saturday, the Kremlin said air defence systems were firing near Grozny on Wednesday due to a Ukrainian drone strike.
But Moscow stopped short of saying one of their missiles hit the plane.
On Friday, a US official and an Azerbaijani minister made separate statements blaming the crash on an external weapon.
Earlier, Azerbaijan Airlines has blamed 'external interference' for the plane crash that killed 38 people on Christmas Day.
The plane was on route from Baku in Azerbaijan to Grozny in Russia, and was rerouted due to heavy fog before crashing near Aktau airport in Kazakhstan.
The crash killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured.
Azerbaijan Airlines said on Friday that it was due to unspecified "physical and technical interference".
The airline did not say where the interference came from or provide any further details.
It has since suspended flights to several Russian airports.
Passengers and crew who survived the crash told local media that they heard loud noises on the aircraft as it was circling over Grozny.
Mobile phone footage circulating online appeared to show the aircraft making a steep descent before crashing into the ground in a fireball.
Other footage showed part of its fuselage ripped away from the wings, and the rest of the plane lying upside down in the grass.
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