Several aviation experts said they believe that a Russian defense system caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people on Christmas Day, according to the Associated Press. The flight was headed from Baku,

The cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines tragedy is under investigation, but the company is crediting “the crew's valiant dedication to their duties until the last moment”

Officials have said more than three dozen people died from the crash, which saw the plane tear in half as it hit the ground in Kazakhstan while en route to Russia

Experts say evidence in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan points to a possible midair explosion, not an encounter with a flock of birds.

U.S. officials say Russia could be behind a passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan that left at least 38 dead Wednesday, but Russia is denying any involvement.

One of the surviving passengers of the plane that crashed on Wednesday in Kazakhstan claims that as the aircraft approached landing in Grozny, he heard a loud bang. Then the airplane began to behave strangely,

Experts suspect that Russia shot down a plane over Kazakhstan, while the Russian government has warned the world to not speculate about the cause of a plane crash that killed 38 people.

Preliminary reports indicate that a Russian-operated missile shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, according to a U.S. official.

A preliminary investigation confirms that the plane crash, which occurred on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan, was caused by a Russian surface-to-air missile, Euronews reported on Thursday, citing sources in the Azerbaijani government.