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Malaysia Airlines MH17 ‘shot down’ over Ukraine carrying 295 people
A Malaysian passenger airline with 295 people aboard has crashed on the Russian / Ukrainian border. The aircraft was flying between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpar, leaving at lunchtime today. The Interfax news agency reported that the aircraft went missing near Donetsk. It is feared that the aircraft has been shot down. …read more Source: Daily...
Malaysia Airlines plane MH17 ‘crashes in Ukraine’ – live updates
A passenger jet belonging to Malaysia Airlines carrying 295 people has crashed in eastern Ukraine 5.55pm BSTRussian president Vladimir Putin has released a statement via the Kremlin website (Russian). It reads:Vladimir Putin has expressed his deepest condolences to Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia with regard to the accident in Ukrainian...
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashes over Ukraine – video
A Malaysia Airlines passenger flight has crashed over eastern Ukraine with 295 people on board. The airline confirmed it had lost contact with flight MH17, which was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. An adviser to Ukraine’s interior ministry claims the plane was shot down by a Buk anti-aircraft system … …read more Source:...
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashes in east Ukraine
Ukrainian separatists deny any involvement after plane said to be carrying 295 people comes down near Russian border Follow the latest developments on our live blogA passenger jet has crashed in eastern Ukraine in an area where separatist rebels have been engaging Ukrainian military forces in recent weeks. … …read more Source: The...
Ukraine accuses Russia of shooting down jet
Russia has been accused of shooting down a Ukrainian jet plane, in a serious escalation of tensions between the two countries …read more Source: The...
Vladimir Putin condemns US sanctions against Russia video
Russian president Vladimir Putin warns on Wednesday that US sanctions will take relations with Russia to a ‘dead end’ and damage US business interests in his country. The latest US sanctions target two major energy firms, a pair of powerful financial institutions, eight weapons firms and four individuals. They are intended to end the...
Ukraine claims fighter plane shot down by Russian missile
Strike on jet comes amid accusations that Russia’s armed forces are implicated in attacks on Ukrainian troopsA spokesman for Ukraine’s security council says an air force fighter jet has been shot down by a missile fired from a Russian plane.Ukrainian officials have recently accused Russia’s armed forces of being directly...
Russia downs Ukrainian jet and attacks ‘evil’ sanctions imposed by US and EU
A Russian military plane has shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet over Ukrainian territory, Kiev said today. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman… …read more Source: The...
Russian Jet ‘Shoots Down Ukrainian Warplane’
A Russian jet has shot down a Ukrainian SU-25 fighter plane in the east of Ukraine, according to a military spokesman in Kiev. …read more Source: Sky...
Russia ‘shot down Ukraine jet’
Ukraine accuses Russia of shooting down one of its military aircraft over Ukrainian territory …read more Source:...
