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Russian DM says Ukrainian fighter jet near MH17 before crash
The Russian Defense Ministry said Monday that its records show a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet was flying close to Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 before the latter crashed in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
MH17 diverts route after passing Donetsk: Russian DM
The crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 had strayed 14 km north from its planned route after passing Ukraine’s eastern city of Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. …read more Source:...
3 killed in heavy fighting in Ukraine’s Donetsk
At least three people were killed as heavy fighting erupted in the east Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Monday between insurgents and the government troops. …read more Source:...
MH17 crash causes volatile global wheat prices: Australian expert
The Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash over east Ukraine has had a direct effect on wheat prices, which have dramatically fluctuated over the past few days, an Australian agriculture expert said on Monday. …read more Source:...
272 bodies recovered from MH17 crash site: Ukrainian PM
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said on Monday that rescuers have recovered 272 bodies from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Spotlight: Netherlands to coordinate victim identification efforts as UN set to vote on MH17 disaster resolution
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Sunday a team of international forensic experts will finally reach the Ukrainian crash site of flight MH17 on Monday, and that the Netherlands will coordinate the efforts for identifying the victims. …read more Source:...
272 bodies recovered from MH17 crash site: Ukrainian PM
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said on Monday that rescuers have recovered 272 bodies from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. …read more Source:...
‘My parents are watching from heaven’: Son pays tribute to Hong Kong chef and mother killed on MH17
The son of a celebrated Hong Kong-born chef killed in an airliner shot down over Ukraine has pledged to keep his family’s restaurants open in the Netherlands. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Observers have access to Malaysian jet crash site in Ukraine: OSCE
Monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) do have access to the crash site of a Malaysian airliner, a representative of the mission said Sunday. …read more Source:...
Missile hit on MH17 required ‘extensive training’: military experts
Whoever fired the surface-to-air missile that brought down a passenger jet over eastern Ukraine would have needed extensive training to execute the mission, according to military experts. …read more Source: South China Morning...
