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Grozny (Russian: Грозный, IPA:; Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀала, romanized: Sölƶa-Ġala) [15] is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia.. The city lies on the Sunzha River.
The Embraer EMBR3.SA passenger jet had flown from Azerbaijan's capital Baku to Grozny, in Russia's southern Chechnya region, before veering off hundreds of miles across the Caspian Sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when an Azerbaijan Airlines flight attempted to land in Grozny, Chechnya on Wednesday.
It comes after Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was severely damaged while coming to land at Grozny, the capital of Russia's Chechnya, on Christmas Day. Of the 67 people on board, 38 died.
The aircraft took off from Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Baku, at 07:55 AZT (Azerbaijan Time) [a] on a flight to Kadyrov Grozny International Airport. [8] Approximately 40 minutes after takeoff, as the aircraft entered Russian airspace near Grozny, the crew reported to air traffic control that it had lost GPS navigational aids.
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1937 – Grozny Music College opens. [3] 1938 – Grozny University founded. [citation needed] 1939 – Population: 175,000. [3] 1944 – Vainakh people in North Caucasus expelled. 1946 – Stadium built. [citation needed] 1958 – August: 1958 Grozny riots. 1965 – Population: 314,000. [7] 1973 – January: Ingush demonstrations at Lenin ...
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, was flying from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to the city of Grozny in Russia's North Caucasus region Wednesday when it was diverted for ...