A Turkish C-130 military transport aircraft carrying twenty personnel crashed near the Georgia–Azerbaijan border while returning from Azerbaijan, prompting a large-scale search and rescue effort. Dramatic visuals showed the U.S.-made Lockheed Martin aircraft spiralling down before erupting in flames on a mountainside. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed deep sorrow and said authorities were working with Georgian teams to reach the wreckage. Azerbaijan also extended condolences as both nations monitored the rescue operations.