The plane, which was en route from Baku to Grozny, was redirected and crashed near Aktau, resulting in the deaths of 38 out of 67 people on board. Azerbaijan is collecting evidence to support its case.

Azerbaijan is planning to sue Russia for the shooting down of its Embraer E190 aircraft over Grozny if Moscow does not accept responsibility, reports "Azeri-Press" (APA). According to the agency, evidence is currently being gathered,

Azerbaijan plans to sue Russia for the downing of its Embraer E190 plane over Grozny if Moscow does not acknowledge fault, according to a report by "Azeri-Press" (APA). The agency states that evidence,

Russian civil aviation authorities said Wednesday that they have not been granted access to the “foreign objects” that damaged an Azerbaijani jet before it crashed in Kazakhstan last month. Kazakhstan’s Transportation Ministry on Tuesday published preliminary findings of its investigation into the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243.