Azerbaijani MP directly accused Russia of shooting down the plane – UNIAN

In Azerbaijan, for the first time, the Russian Federation was officially accused of shooting down the Embraer E190 aircraft, which belonged to Azerbaijan Airlines.

Member of Parliament Rasim Musabekov, in a comment to the Turan news agency, said that the Russian side should apologize for the air defense attack on a passenger ship. He added that some in the Russian Federation are trying to “cover their tracks” instead of apologizing:

Musabekov called for bringing the perpetrators to justice, as well as paying compensation to the victims and families of the victims. He added that this is exactly what Azerbaijan did during the 44-day war in 2020, when its forces shot down a military helicopter…