Azerbaijani pilot Aleksandr Kalyaninov died as a hero while saving dozens of lives.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) December 26, 2024
The passenger plane was very difficult to control after it was struck by a Russian missile near Grozny.
He made it across the Caspian Sea after having been refused an emergency landing in Russia pic.twitter.com/9pW3KLmPKX
