Putin apologized to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev "for the fact that the tragic incident occurred in Russian airspace." ...

The South Korean flight Jeju Air, said to be a Boeing 737-800, was carrying 175 passengers and six crew members onboard.

Moscow had hitherto said that Grozny, where the plane was due to land but instead crashed in western Kazakhstan, was attacked ...

Putin's apology came as allegations mounted that the plane had been shot down by Russian air defenses attempting to deflect a Ukrainian drone strike.

Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 from Bangkok, Thailand crashed during landing at Muan Airport in Jeollanam, South Korea.