An Azerbaijan Airlines flight to the southern Russian town of Mineralnie Vody turned back to Baku on Friday after being told a chunk of airspace in southern Russia had been closed, Russia's TASS news agency reported.

Airline says flight to Mineralnye Vody was forced to return to Baku airport due to closure of airspace over Makhachkala, city lying along flight's route - Anadolu Ajansı

This report contains content some people may find distressingThis social media video shows the moment Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people.Four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation into the disaster told Reuters that Russian air defenses downed the passenger jet,