A number of media outlets, as well as the Telegram blogosphere, are spreading false information about non-payment of insurance funds in connection with the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane on December 25, 2024, near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan. This is stated in a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

"We are dealing with yet another attempt to speculate on the tragedy in the familiar cynical style, designed to elicit an emotional response from the audience. 

Such insinuations do not correspond to reality. They are lies.

The reality is as follows:

Since February 2025, the Russian insurance company AlfaStrakhovanie JSC has been making insurance payments in connection with the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane (flight Baku-Grozny). The Azerbaijani airline has been paid insurance compensation for the aircraft in the amount of the full insured value — 1.003 billion rubles.

Claims related to injuries and deaths of 46 of the 62 passengers on the flight have been fully settled, including full payments to 7 of the 15 Russian citizens, 35 of the 38 Azerbaijani citizens, all 3 Kyrgyz citizens, and 1 of the 6 Kazakh citizens.

To date, insurance payments totaling 358.4 million rubles have been made to the injured passengers and relatives of those killed.

Work with the victims and relatives of those killed to agree on compensation amounts for the purposes of full settlement is continuing.

Attempts by a number of media outlets and bloggers to misinform the public on this sensitive issue leave no doubt about the destructive intentions and complete lack of moral compass of their authors and those behind them.

We urge you not to succumb to obvious speculation and misinformation, especially when it is so low-quality. Once again, we recommend that you remain vigilant, practice digital hygiene, rely only on official information, and trust verified sources," the ministry's statement emphasizes.