The Azerbaijan Airlines plane was heading from Azerbaijan to Grozny, Russia, when it was diverted and tried to make an emergency landing.

The cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash is under investigation, but the company is crediting “the crew's valiant dedication to their duties until the last moment”

Officials have said more than three dozen people died from the crash, which saw the plane tear in half as it hit the ground in Kazakhstan while en route to Russia

Azerbaijan on Sunday paid tribute to the pilots and passengers of the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 people after Russian air defences were used against Ukrainian drones.

An Azerbaijan Airlines statement on Dec. 27 blamed “interference” for the Christmas Day plane crash that killed 38 people.

Three survivors of the downed Azerbaijani plane have described the moments on the flight before the crash. Azerbaijan Airlines Explains Real Reasons Behind Deadly Kazakhstan Plane Crash That Killed 38 Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243,

Flight attendant Aydan Rahimli described the dramatic events aboard the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that was shot down. The disaster occurred on 25 December in Kazakhstan. Twenty-nine people survived. Flight 8243 of Azerbaijan Airlines from Baku to Grozny ended in tragedy.