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MH17: Malaysia Airlines plane ‘split into pieces during flight’
Dutch investigators say crash of Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine was likely caused by ‘a large number of high-energy objects’ from outside the aircraft …read more Source: The...
MH17: Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down by ‘large number of high-energy objects’
MH17 was shot down: that is the blunt conclusion of the Dutch Safety Board investigation into the loss of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed on 17 July over eastern Ukraine with the loss of all 298 passengers and crew. …read more Source: The...
MH17 crash caused by ‘objects penetrating aircraft from outside’
Preliminary report into 17 July Malaysia Airlines crash that killed 298 people says it was not caused by a technical fault or crew’s actionsMalaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke up in mid-air as a result of structural damage caused by “a large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside”, according to...
Ukraine death toll edges up despite ceasefire
KIEV/MARIUPOL Ukraine (Reuters) – Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed since the start of a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists last Friday in eastern Ukraine, a defense ministry official was quoted on Tuesday as saying. …read more Source:...
Dutch Safety Board says MH17 broke apart due to external factors
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to “large number of high-energy objects” from outside the aircraft, the Dutch Safety Board said in a preliminary report into the disaster that killed 298 people, two thirds of them from the Netherlands. …read more Source:...
MH17: Dutch investigators’ verdict on crash over Ukraine – live updates
Dutch Safety Board to publish preliminary reportFirst official account of what happened to MH17All 298 passengers were killed, most were Dutch US and Ukraine said plane shot down by pro-Russians 8.17am BSTConspiracy theories abound among pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine about how MH17 came down, writes Shaun Walker in Donetsk. Russia has...
Four Ukraine servicemen killed, 29 injured so far during ceasefire: Interfax
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed since the start of a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists last Friday, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting a defense ministry official. …read more Source:...
Ukraine president visits frontline city amid ‘shaky’ ceasefire
MARIUPOL/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the eastern port of Mariupol on Monday and promised to deal a “crushing defeat” to pro-Russian rebels massed on the edge of town if they tried to advance in violation of a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source:...
Dutch to publish first MH17 report
Dutch experts are due to publish the first report into what caused Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to crash in eastern Ukraine in July. …read more Source:...
EU adopts fresh sanctions on Russia
European Union member states formally adopt new sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but do not specify when they will come in to force. …read more Source:...
