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On Friday, Aeroprakt A-22 type light airplane crashed near Starobelokurikha village in the Altai Region of Russia. Upon the reports from the residents, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) teams deployed to the crash site. After their arrival, the EMERCOM teams rescued the pilot 48-year-old Sergey Zhuravlev and the passenger 33-year-old Anton Nagorny from the plane with serious injuries and took them to the hospital. EMERCOM state that the official approval for the flight has been received, and an investigation launched regarding the accident.

The wife of the Nagorny told that she rented the plane as a gift for her husband’s 34th birthday. Nagorny’s wife said that his husband would make a 20-minute flight with the pilot but the plane crashed right after takeoff.

Nagorny’s wife stated that her husband’s heath condition is serious, and her husband had fractures in his legs and hip. Meanwhile, hospital stated that the pilot Zhuravlev was unconscious and had fractures in his body.

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Russia-Azerbaijan Tensions Escalate Amid Detentions and Deadly Raids

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Amid rising tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani community leader in Yekaterinburg, Shahin Shikhlinski, and his son Mutvali were briefly detained by Russian police near Baku Plaza shopping mall on July 1. Footage of the harsh detention circulated widely on social media, sparking public outrage in Azerbaijan. Both were released later that evening after giving witness statements.

The detentions follow a deadly Russian security operation on June 27 targeting Azerbaijani nationals in Yekaterinburg. Two brothers, Ziyeddin and Huseyn Safarov, were killed, three others were seriously injured, and nine were detained. The Russian Interior Ministry said the raids were part of a criminal investigation and were supported by the National Guard’s SOBR unit, but did not address the reported casualties.

In response, Azerbaijan summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires and demanded a full investigation. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture also canceled all Russian cultural events. Meanwhile, an investigation was launched into the Baku office of Sputnik-Azerbaijan over alleged illegal financing, leading to further detentions.

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