
Russia detains Azerbaijani diaspora leader
Shahin Shikhlinski, the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Russia’s Yekaterinburg, had been previously detained and then released.
Shahin Shikhlinski, the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Russia’s Yekaterinburg, had been previously detained and then released.
Vugar Huseynov and his wife, ethnic Armenian Lilit Israelian, were among the almost 150 people killed in the 2024 attack in Moscow.
Azerbaijan complained after the Russian state-run media outlet TASS published an article using the name ‘Stepanakert’.
The claims all appear to stem from a single post by a Russian pro-war Telegram channel.
There were also conflicting reports that the Moscow office of a prominent Azerbaijani businessperson was raided.
The Media Development Agency called on representatives of the Azerbaijani media to refrain from sharing fake news.
Weeks before, Minval published what it said was a leaked audio recording of Russian officers ordering the plane to be fired upon.