Azerbaijan sources familiar with civilian jetliner crash cited by reuters say the plane was taken down by Russian air defense systems. The Azerbaijan Airlines flight came down in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area of Russia known to use defense systems against Ukraine drones. Crash site videos posted on social media, verified by Reuters showed what appeared to be shrapnel damage to the wreckage of the tail section of the plane.

<div class=\"default-font-wrapper\" style=\"line-height: 1;font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">Azerbaijan sources familiar with civilian jetliner crash cited by reuters say the plane was taken down by Russian air defense systems.  The Azerbaijan Airlines flight came down in Kazakhstan after diverting from an area of Russia known to use defense systems against Ukraine drones.  Crash site videos posted on social media, verified by Reuters showed what appeared to be shrapnel damage to the wreckage of the tail section of the plane.</div>