Father of flight attendant who died in Embraer 190 crash denies receiving insurance payment

The Russian Foreign Ministry has made a statement about the payment of about $4 million (358.4 million rubles) to the victims and relatives of those killed in the crash of the Azerbaijani Embraer 190 airliner. However, the father of the flight attendant on board, Hokuma Aliyeva, disputed this statement in an interview with the Azerbaijani publication Modern.az.

According to Jalil Aliyev, no payments were made to his family.

“We do not know when the payments were made. This is a lie,” he said.

Recall that on September 4, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that AZAL received full compensation from the insurer AlfaStrakhovanie for the lost airliner in the amount of about $12 million. In addition, according to the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the claims of 46 passengers have been fully settled: 7 out of 15 Russian citizens, 35 out of 38 Azerbaijani citizens, all three Kyrgyz citizens, and one out of six Kazakh citizens have received compensation. The amounts of payments are allegedly still being agreed upon with the remaining victims and relatives of the deceased.

In response to the publication of the Russian department, the head of the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Aykhan Hajizade, said that the insurance payments of AZAL have nothing to do with the compensation that Baku demands from Moscow in connection with the crash of the airliner. He called attempts to equate these concepts incorrect. According to him, the consequences of the tragedy and the persecution of Azerbaijanis in Russia remain a source of tension between the countries.

Hokuma Jalil kizi Aliyeva is an Azerbaijani stewardess, senior flight attendant of the Embraer E190 airliner, who died at the age of 33. She was awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan" posthumously.

Последние новости
New car sales in Russia’s North Caucasus fall by 21%
Economy
New car sales in Russia’s North Caucasus fall by 21%
15 August 2026

New car sales across Russia’s North Caucasus fell by 21% in July compared with the same month last year. The sharpest decline was recorded in Dagestan, where the new-car market nearly halved over the year.
Queues at Verkhny Lars border crossing emerge amid rumours of a new mobilisation in Russia
Society
Queues at Verkhny Lars border crossing emerge amid rumours of a new mobilisation in Russia
15 August 2026

Queues remain at the Russian-Georgian border following temporary restrictions on traffic through the Verkhny Lars crossing. The situation has drawn additional attention amid rumours circulating in Russia about a possible new mobilisation, recalling the autumn of 2022, when large numbers of men eligible for military service left the country through the crossing. There is no official evidence linking the current restrictions to any mobilisation measures.
Less than a third of flood victims in Dagestan have received compensation
Society
Less than a third of flood victims in Dagestan have received compensation
15 August 2026

In Dagestan, 82,000 people have received compensation following the devastating spring floods — less than 30% of the residents who applied for assistance. In neighbouring Chechnya, authorities have reported paying out 726 million roubles to those affected.
Georgian opposition insists Russia orchestrated fuel supplies to Abkhazia
Politics
Georgian opposition insists Russia orchestrated fuel supplies to Abkhazia
15 August 2026

Fuel shipments from the Tbilisi-controlled part of Georgia to Abkhazia have sparked a new political conflict in the country. The opposition believes that Moscow and the ruling "Georgian Dream" party are behind the gasoline shipment. Authorities, however, insist that the fuel was supplied by private business and that the trade itself does not violate Georgian law.