"The facts are that the Azerbaijani civilian plane was damaged from the outside over Russian territory, near the city of Grozny, and almost lost control. We also know that electronic warfare systems put our plane out of control," Aliyev told Azeri state media.
"At the same time, as a result of fire from the ground, the tail of the plane was also severely damaged," Aliyev said.
The comments come a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin apologized to Aliyev for what Moscow described as a 'tragic incident' involving the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, killing 38 people. Twenty-nine survived.
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