Russian President Offers His Sympathies To Aktau Plane Tragedy Victims' Families
Date
12/25/2024 7:09:42 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 25. The President of
the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has expressed condolences to
the families of the victims of the crash of the AZAL airplane
flying Baku-Grozny in Aktau, Trend reports.
According to the information, opening the informal meeting of
the heads of CIS member states, Putin noted that as a result of the
airplane crash, there were dead and many injured.
“The tragedy happened today in Aktau. An airplane crashed; there
were dead, and many were injured. I would like to express
condolences on your behalf to the families of the victims and all
the injured. Let's hope for their recovery,” Putin said.
To note, today a passenger plane Embraer 190, flying on the
Baku-Grozny route, crashed 3 km from Aktau airport. The Ministry of
Transport of Kazakhstan reported that 37 citizens of Azerbaijan
were on board the plane, which crashed in Aktau.
“According to preliminary data, 37 citizens of Azerbaijan, 6
citizens of Kazakhstan, 3 citizens of Kyrgyzstan, and 16 citizens
of Russia were on board the airplane,” the ministry said.
AZAL announced that 62 passengers, 5 crew members, and a total
of 67 people were on board the Embraer 190 airplane flying
Baku-Grozny, which crashed in the city of Aktau.
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