Jul 17th 2014, 17:14:06
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I can't read russian but people are telling me that the pro-russia militias were boasting on social media about shooting down a plane in that area earlier.
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I can't read russian but people are telling me that the pro-russia militias were boasting on social media about shooting down a plane in that area earlier.
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Prior to the Malaysian Airlines jet's shoot down, pro-Russian separatist leader Igor Strelkov posted on the Russian social networking site, VKontakte, claiming responsibility for shooting down a Ukrainian AN-26 transport plane. However, after news emerged of the downed Malaysian Airlines plane, Strelkov's page appears to have been scrubbed of the post.
Strelkov's page claimed responsibility for taking down a Ukrainian jet and posted and accompanying video that shows smoke rising from what is now believed to be the crash site of the passenger jet. Below is a screengrab of Strelkov's VKonkakte page that includes the post claiming responsibility for the downed transport plane. That post now appears to have been removed.
After reports emerged that a passenger jet had been shot down, Strelkov said that his forces were not responsible and that they lacked the capability to shoot down a plane flying at that altitude. The plane was reportedly flying at an altitude of about 33,000 feet.
Meanwhile, additional images are emerging of the crash site, including the horrifying image below that was carried by Russian television:
Update: 12:45 p.m.
Reports are emerging from eastern Ukraine that Russian forces may have shot down a Malaysia Airlines jet near the Ukrainian-Russian border. Malaysia Airlines has confirmed that they have lost contact with the jet, a Boeing 777 that was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 295 people on board.
According to a report carried by the Interfax news service, citing unnamed sources in the aviation industry, the plane was shot down.
Strelkov's page claimed responsibility for taking down a Ukrainian jet and posted and accompanying video that shows smoke rising from what is now believed to be the crash site of the passenger jet. Below is a screengrab of Strelkov's VKonkakte page that includes the post claiming responsibility for the downed transport plane. That post now appears to have been removed.
After reports emerged that a passenger jet had been shot down, Strelkov said that his forces were not responsible and that they lacked the capability to shoot down a plane flying at that altitude. The plane was reportedly flying at an altitude of about 33,000 feet.
Meanwhile, additional images are emerging of the crash site, including the horrifying image below that was carried by Russian television:
Update: 12:45 p.m.
Reports are emerging from eastern Ukraine that Russian forces may have shot down a Malaysia Airlines jet near the Ukrainian-Russian border. Malaysia Airlines has confirmed that they have lost contact with the jet, a Boeing 777 that was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 295 people on board.
According to a report carried by the Interfax news service, citing unnamed sources in the aviation industry, the plane was shot down.