Tag #Azerbaijani Airliner

How do conflicting accounts from Russia and Ukraine regarding the incident impact international relations and trust?

Ukraine's claim that a Russian missile downed the Azerbaijani airliner gains credibility from multiple sources, including Reuters, citing preliminary investigation findings and eyewitness accounts of an explosion. This aligns with reports of Russian air defenses engaging Ukrainian drones in the area, causing GPS signal loss for the aircraft, which eventually crashed.