Moscow, December 27, 2024
Photo: aa.com.tr
On the morning of December 25, 2024, an Azerbaijan Airlines plane flying from Baku to Grozny, Chechnya crashed near Aktau in western Kazakhstan. According to media reports, there were 69 people on board, with about 30 survivors.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed condolences to the President of Azerbaijan, the Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board, as well as to the families of the deceased and injured:
To President Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev of Azerbaijan
Your Excellency, deeply respected Ilham Heydarovich!
Please accept my sincere condolences regarding the plane crash near Aktau in Kazakhstan, which resulted in the death and serious injury of citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan. I ask you to convey words of comfort and support to their families and loved ones, as well as wishes for a swift recovery to the injured.
Together with the clergy of the Baku Diocese, I offer prayers to the merciful Creator that He may comfort the hearts of the grieving and wounded and strengthen all those affected by the tragedy.
With deep respect,
+KIRILL, PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA
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To the Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pasha-zade
Dear Brother!
Please accept my sincere condolences regarding the crash in Kazakhstan of the plane traveling from Baku to Grozny. I learned with sorrow about this catastrophe, which has affected both the Azerbaijani and Russian peoples. I pray for the swift recovery of the injured and for comfort to be granted to the families of the deceased, as well as for strength to all those touched by this tragedy.
With deep respect,
+KIRILL, PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA
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To the families of the deceased and those injured in the plane crash near Aktau
Dear brothers and sisters!
It is with pain in my heart that I received the news of the plane crash near Aktau, which resulted in the death and injury of many people. I express my sincere sympathy to all those touched by this tragedy.
May the Merciful Lord grant rest to the newly departed in eternal dwellings, strengthen the hands of doctors fighting for the lives of the injured, and send strength and courage to all who are grieving and in need of comfort.
With deep condolences,
+KIRILL, PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA
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