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

Several theories over the possible reason being the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash were doing the rounds on Thursday. As many as 38 people were reportedly killed in the plane crash near Kazakhstan's Aktau city on Wednesday.

An Embraer passenger jet flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 62 passengers and five crew on board, Kazakh authorities announced, saying 32 survivors had been rescued.

Investigators have identified one of the two surviving women from the Aktau plane crash as a citizen of Azerbaijan, while the identity of the second woman remains unknown.

The crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Kazakhstan has claimed 38 lives, with reports suggesting a possible Russian air defence missile strike. Early investigations point to missile damage after passengers reported explosions and shrapnel.

Tengrinews.kz - On December 25, a passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines, flight AHY8243, crashed on the Baku-Grozny route. Azerbaijani media reports on the heroism of the crew, thanks to which it was possible to save people's lives.

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 had flown hundreds of miles off its scheduled route from Azerbaijan to Russia to crash on the opposite shore of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan. A Kazakh official said 38 people had been killed,

Russia launched a huge Christmas Day attack on Ukraine with cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as drones. The Russian attack wounded at least six people in the northeastern city of Kharkiv and killed one in the region of Dnipropetrovsk, the governors there said.

Flight was operating in an area where Moscow’s air defenses have battled Ukrainian drones in recent weeks.

Several passenger plane crashes have occurred worldwide this year, including a Wednesday morning Azerbaijan Airlines wreck that has left dozens feared dead.

The Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet was en route from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny in Russia. The plane went down near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after being diverted due to fog. There were 62 passengers and five crew members on board the plane, Kazakhstan's transport ministry said.

An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash on Christmas Day has prompted speculation the plane was shot down by Russia after it took a detour of hundreds of miles in the wrong direction and crash-landed with holes in the fuselage.