Azerbaijan's defence minister condoles with Italy over fatal T-260B plane crash

Azerbaijani Defence Minister, Col-Gen Zakir Hasanov, has expressed condolences to his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto, Caliber.Az reports, citing the ministry’s website.

“I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of two servicemen in the crash of a T-260B aircraft belonging to the 70th Air Regiment of the Italian Air Force during a training flight near Circeo National Park in the Lazio region. I share the grief and sorrow of the families and loved ones of the victims and extend my deepest condolences,” Hasanov’s message reads.

The incident occurred at approximately 10:30 AM local time on October 1, 2025, during a routine training flight over the scenic Circeo National Park in the Lazio region, about 100 km (62 miles) southeast of Rome.

The deceased were two Italian Air Force personnel—a flight instructor and a trainee pilot—whose identities have not been publicly released pending family notifications.

By Khagan Isayev