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Main findings in the MH17 air disaster
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands – Air crash investigators on Tuesday said a BUK missile fired from eastern Ukraine ripped through Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 last year killing all 298 people on board.The final report into the July 17, 2014 disaster was released after a 15-month investigation by an international team led by the Dutch Safety...
MH17 wreckage reveals horror of plane’s last moments
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands – A partial reconstruction of a Malaysia Airlines jet made of wreckage found strewn across eastern Ukraine told the graphic story Tuesday of its violent last moments after being hit by a surface-to-air missile. …read more Source:...
Ukraine defends not closing airspace where MH17 shot down
Ukraine on Tuesday defended its decision not to close airspace in the east of the country where a Malaysian passenger plane was shot down, saying it was unaware that anti-aircraft weapons were being used in the area and that planes could be under threat. …read more Source: Channel...
Exclusive: Gazprom to offer more gas at spot prices via Nord Stream II – sources
Russian energy producer Gazprom is preparing to offer to sell more natural gas to Europe at spot prices to ensure European companies’ support for a planned pipeline bypassing Ukraine, industry sources say. …read more Source: Channel...
BUK: Russia’s feared anti-aircraft missile system
The BUK missile system blamed for shooting down flight MH17 over east Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board, is an anti-aircraft weapon whose origins date back to the Soviet era. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia says Dutch investigation into MH17 crash ‘biased’ – report
The Dutch investigation into the downing of a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine last year is biased, Russian news agencies quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia’s Putin says IMF should lend Ukraine US$3 billion to repay Russia
The International Monetary Fund should lend Ukraine US$3 billion (2 billion pound) to pay off its debt to Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 shot down by missile from rebel-held Ukraine
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands – Air crash investigators concluded Tuesday that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year, killing all 298 people on board.Even before the highly-anticipated release of the official report on the disaster by a Dutch-led investigation, Russian officials...
MH17: 1 of 5 commercial airliners shot down in aviation history
KUALA LUMPUR – The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 in Ukraine on July 17 last year is the fifth involving a commercial airliner in recent aviation history.All 283 passengers and 15 crew on board the Boeing 777 aircraft perished in the tragedy.The plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, cruising at an altitude...
MH17 shot down by BUK missile from over war-torn Ukraine: Dutch probe
A BUK missile brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 last year over eastern Ukraine killing all 298 people on board, the official inquiry into the air disaster concluded on Tuesday (Oct 13). …read more Source: Channel...
