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Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024.

Putin Admits Russian Missile Downed Azeri Flight

TEC News October 9, 2025

After months of denials, the President of Russia has acknowledged that in December 2024 Russian air defences shot down an AZAL passenger plane.

A Ukrainian serviceman operates a drone during the ‘Wild Drones’ drone racing competition, which simulates combat conditions, in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytsky region on October 5, 2025.

Major Ukrainian Aerial Attack: Russia Intercepts Hundreds of Drones Overnight

TEC News / AFP October 6, 2025

Russia said its air defences shot down more than 250 Ukrainian drones overnight in one of Kyiv’s largest cross-border attacks since the war began