Putin admits for first time Russia shot down Azerbaijani passenger jet last year
Ten months after the crash that killed 38, Moscow says air defense hit the passenger jet.
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Reuters: Turkey’s billion‑dollar gas shift could collapse Russia’s last major foothold in Europe
Ankara’s plan to meet more than half its gas demand with domestic fields and US LNG may end Moscow’s energy dominance.
Azerbaijani MiG-29s enter Ukrainian service as regional alliance shifts
New images suggest Ukraine has quietly integrated Azerbaijani MiG-29 fighters into combat operations, potentially expanding Kyiv's air capabilities just as Baku distances itself from Moscow.
Azerbaijan oil depot SOCAR hit by 10 Russian drones in second Odesa attack this month
The same SOCAR oil depot targeted by Russian drones on 8 Aug. came under attack again overnight, igniting fires that required over 100 emergency responders and a railway fire train to extinguish
HUR: Kremlin’s drive to reabsorb former Soviet states threatens freedom across Eurasia
Ukraine’s fight for EU integration stands as a barrier to Moscow’s plan to unify neighboring countries under its thumb.
With infrastructure in ruins and winter ahead, Ukraine finds gas power where Russia once ruled
The Trans-Balkan corridor becomes Kyiv’s newest artery in the war for energy survival.
Frontline report: Azerbaijan arrests Wagner fighters as war criminals, breaking post-Soviet precedent
Ramil Aliyev and Ismayil Hasanov served time in Russian penal colonies before Prigozhin's Project-K recruited them for Ukraine—now they face mercenary charges in their homeland.
“Most valuable thing we have”: Ukrainian journalist gifts military chevrons to Azerbaijan president Aliyev
At a diplomatic forum in Shusha, Ukrainian journalist Olena Kurbanova presented the military chevrons to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, calling them Ukraine's "most valuable" possessions.
Ukraine’s Intelligence: Moscow accelerates its troop buildup in Armenia as tensions with Azerbaijan rise
Ukraine’s military intelligence warns: this is not a coincidence—it’s part of a calculated move to destabilize the region.
Editor and director of Sputnik Azerbaijan detained in police raid as suspected Russian spies
Local reports say masked police took away the Russian propaganda outlet’s leadership.
Azerbaijan expels main Kremlin propaganda organization from country
Baku shut down Rossotrudnichestvo’s operations, citing unregistered status and suspected intelligence-linked schemes.
As Russian troops leave Armenia, Moscow’s revenge playbook emerges
Russian peacekeepers' betrayal during Azerbaijan's advances prompted Armenia to make an unprecedented pivot westward. But Moscow never forgives desertion.
Davos summit: Zelenskyy supports Azerbaijan’s search for truth in fatal plane crash
Azerbaijan confronts Russia after missile downs passenger plane in Kazakhstan, killing 38, with Zelenskyy supporting investigation into tragic incident.
Uzbek airline halts Russia flights after Azerbaijan accuses Moscow of shooting down passenger jet
Regional aviation faces crisis as Azerbaijan's President Aliyev claims Russian electronic warfare and ground fire caused the December crash that killed 38 people.
Russian explanations for Azeri plane crash were delusional, says Azerbaijan’s President
Aliev says Azerbaijan Airlines Flight JS-8432 was shot down from the ground near Russia's Grozny.
Britain slams Putin’s response to Azeri plane crash
The UK calls for an independent probe into the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane.
The Telegraph: Azerbaijan airline plane crash resembles MH17 tragedy in Ukraine
Aviation experts find shrapnel damage on crashed Azerbaijani airliner matching MH17's 2014 downing pattern.
Ukraine’s spymaster Budanov confirms Russia shot down Azeri plane
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight JS-8432 struck by Russian surface-to-air missile system crashed in Kazakhstan's Aktau after being denied emergency landing at Russian airports on 25 December.
Israel’s airline halts Moscow flights after Russian missile reportedly downs civilian plane
El Al suspends Moscow routes following reports that Russian missile downed civilian plane over Kazakhstan, killing 38, as investigators probe claims of blocked emergency landing attempts and GPS interference.
Russian Pantsir system likely downed Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan, say Defense Express analysts
The passenger Embraer 190 aircraft of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), which crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, was likely downed by…