An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan was downed by a Russian air defence system, four sources in Azerbaijan with knowledge of the investigation have said.

The jet diverted from an area of Russia in which Moscow has used air defence systems against Ukrainian drone strikes in recent months.

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 caught fire as it tried to make an emergency landing in Aktau, southwestern Kazakhstan, on Wednesday. It was traveling from the Azeri capital Baku to Grozny, the capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya.

An Azerbaijan Airlines flight from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Russia crashed, hospitalizing survivors while dozens are feared dead.

Plane was attacked by a Pantsir missile system as it approached the city of Grozny, Azerbaijani news outlet AnewZ reports, citing government sources - Anadolu Ajansı

Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route from Baku to the Russian city of Grozny when it was diverted for reasons yet unclear and crashed while making an attempt to land in Aktau in Kazakhstan.

Russia's aviation watchdog said on Thursday all four Moscow airports had resumed work after the lifting of temporary restrictions that were introduced to ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights.

An Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday was downed by a Russian air defence system, four sources in Azerbaijan with knowledge of the investigation told Reuters. An Embraer passenger jet crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday,

The devastating accident of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight on Christmas Morning resulted in 38 dead and it has drawn grim concerns about the why.

An Azerbaijani airliner crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38 of the 67 people on the Embraer 190.

Russian air defenses rather than a bird strike may have caused the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight, killing 38 people, according to analysts.