Ukraine said Monday that a transport plane shot down in the eastern part of the country was “probably” fired on from Russia, as the Ukrainian government continued to assert that Russian troops are fighting alongside pro-Russia separatists against government forces.
Col. Gen. Valery Heletey, Ukraine’s defense minister, said the Ukrainian AN-26 transport plane, was flying at more than 21,000 feet, meaning it was at an altitude where it couldn’t be threatened by the type of missiles used by the separatists. …read more
Source: International Business Times
