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Ukraine Says 2 Military Jets Shot Down Over East
Ukraine said that two of its fighter jets were shot down Wednesday over eastern Ukraine, the Associated Press reports, less than a week after a passenger jet was downed in the same region. The news came as the two black boxes from the downed MH17 jet arrived in Britain and 40 of the recovered 200 bodies were being flown to the Netherlands. The...
2 Ukrainian jet fighters shot down in rebel-held region
It is the first plane reported downed since the crash of a Malaysia Airlines jet last week. …read more Source: USA...
Two Ukraine military jets shot down, officials say
Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that two military planes have been shot down in the eastern part of the country, where the government is waging a battle against pro-Russia separatists. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave for Netherlands
The first bodies of victims from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash began their journey from Ukraine to the Netherlands, as 16 coffins were loaded into a Dutch military plane during a solemn ceremony in the northeast Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Wednesday morning. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
First MH17 victims’ bodies flown to the Netherlands | USA NOW
Two military aircraft carrying the first bodies of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash left Ukraine Wednesday. But grieving relatives seeking consolation still want answers about who caused the disaster. …read more Source: USA...
Plane with First Coffins of Malaysian Airliner Victims Leaves Ukraine
It was a long journey but finally five refrigerated wagons reached Ukraine’s Kharkiv airport. They carry the remains of some of the 289 victims, who died on board the Malaysia Airlines jet. Flight MH17 was shot down over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, where the government is trying to quell a pro-Russian backed separatist...
Ukraine: Two military jets shot down
Two Ukrainian military jets were shot down Wednesday in the eastern part of the country, where Russian-backed rebels have fought against government forces, a Ukrainian military office said. …read more Source:...
2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down
Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defence Ministry. …read more Source: CTV...
2 Ukrainian Military Fighter Jets Shot Down
(KIEV, Ukraine) — Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. The Sukhoi-25 fighters were shot down 1:30 p.m. local time Wednesday over an area called Savur Mogila. Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmitrashkovsky says the planes may have been carrying up to two...
2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. The Sukhoi-25 fighters were shot down 1:30 p.m. local time Wednesday over an area called Savur Mogila. Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmitrashkovsky says the planes may have been carrying up to two...
