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Ukraine jets downed near MH17 site by ‘missile from Russia’ (AFP)
Jul23

Ukraine jets downed near MH17 site by ‘missile from Russia’ (AFP)

Near Dmytrivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down Wednesday in the rebel-held area where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed were hit by missiles fired from Russian soil, Ukraine’s military said. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine in civil war: Red Cross (AFP)
Jul23

Ukraine in civil war: Red Cross (AFP)

Geneva (AFP) – The International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday that it considered Ukraine to be in a state of civil war, urging both sides to respect the laws of conflict as civilians bear the brunt. …read more Source: The West...

Planes carrying MH17 victims land in the Netherlands
Jul23

Planes carrying MH17 victims land in the Netherlands

The first 40 bodies from the Malaysia Airlines plane crash, which happened six days ago over eastern Ukraine, have landed in The Netherlands. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Planes with MH17 bodies touch down
Jul23

Planes with MH17 bodies touch down

A ceremony has begun to honour the 298 people killed almost a week ago when Malaysia Airlines flight 17 crashed in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Planes with MH17 bodies touch down (AAP)
Jul23

Planes with MH17 bodies touch down (AAP)

A ceremony has begun to honour the 298 people killed almost a week ago when Malaysia Airlines flight 17 crashed in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine says pro-Russian rebels shot down two fighter jets
Jul23

Ukraine says pro-Russian rebels shot down two fighter jets

Ukraine says pro-Russian rebels have shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets, not far from where a Malaysian airliner was brought down last week in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers on board. …read more Source: ABC...

Planes carrying MH17 bodies arrive in the Netherlands (AFP)
Jul23

Planes carrying MH17 bodies arrive in the Netherlands (AFP)

Eindhoven (Netherlands) (AFP) – The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, with grieving relatives and the king and queen solemnly receiving the as yet unidentified victims. …read more Source: The West...

Russia starts reinforcing naval fleet in Crimea (AFP)
Jul23

Russia starts reinforcing naval fleet in Crimea (AFP)

Sevastopol (AFP) – Russia announced Wednesday that it had begun expanding and modernising its Black Sea fleet based in Crimea with new ships and submarines, just months after annexing the peninsula from Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...

Planes carrying MH17 bodies land in Netherlands (AFP)
Jul23

Planes carrying MH17 bodies land in Netherlands (AFP)

Eindhoven (Netherlands) (AFP) – Two planes carrying the first bodies from Malaysian Airways flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine last week, arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent reported. …read more Source: The West...

One thousand MH17 relatives in Eindhoven
Jul23

One thousand MH17 relatives in Eindhoven

The Dutch C130 Hercules carrying 16 victims who were on board MH17 has left the Ukraine for the Netherlands. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...