00:00Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country's air defenses downed an Azerbaijani
00:06passenger plane last December. Putin made a comment on Thursday at a regional summit,
00:11also attended by Azeri President Elam Aliyev. It's the first time he's publicly taken
00:16responsibility for the strike that killed 38 people on board the jetliner. Putin told Aliyev
00:23the missiles were targeting a Ukrainian drone, but they malfunctioned and exploded near the plane
00:28instead. He had previously apologized for what he called a tragic accident, but stopped short of admitting fault.
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