“The Russian side will obviously do everything to provide compensation and give legal assessment to all responsible officials’ action. Of course, these words related to this tragedy, aimed at supporting – morally supporting – the families do not solve the main problem: We can’t bring back to life those who died as a result of the tragedy.” Source: Russian Boss Putin, in remarks made to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev as they were attending a summit of former Soviet nations in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on October 9, 2025, when Putin admitted Russian responsibility for the crash.