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    One Of The Most Crucial Air Routes In The World Goes Right Through Ukrainian Airspace
    Jul17

    One Of The Most Crucial Air Routes In The World Goes Right Through Ukrainian Airspace

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 21:33 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 reportedly crashed over the volatile region in Ukraine where government forces have been battling pro-Russian separatists. Ukrainian officials have said the plane was shot down by the separatists, raising the possibility commercial aircrafts flying through the area could be vulnerable to potential ground to air...

    Anton Gerashchenko Buk Missile Photo? Ukranian Official Posts ‘Evidence’ on Facebook, Accuses Putin of Sponsoring ‘Terrorists’
    Jul17

    Anton Gerashchenko Buk Missile Photo? Ukranian Official Posts ‘Evidence’ on Facebook, Accuses Putin of Sponsoring ‘Terrorists’

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 21:21 (EET) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    Anton Gerashchenko has uploaded pictures proving that a Buk missile was launched. The adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs posted a photo of the missile smoke stream on his Facebook page. Gerashchenko also continued to accuse Russian president Vladimir Putin of helping the “terrorists” who shot down the plane in his...

    Malaysia Airlines MH17 Victims: First Victims Identified by Passports as Jennifer Vanderlei, Sanjid Singh, Tomas Van Kuelen, Charlotte Van Der
    Jul17

    Malaysia Airlines MH17 Victims: First Victims Identified by Passports as Jennifer Vanderlei, Sanjid Singh, Tomas Van Kuelen, Charlotte Van Der

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 21:21 (EET) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    The first victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have been identified as Sanjid Singh, Tomas Van Kuelen, and Charlotte Van Der. Flight MH17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur before it was shot down over Ukraine. The 280 passengers and 15 crew members on board are all believed to be dead. The victims were identified through their...

    Ukraine, Russia Deny Shooting Down Malaysian Plane, Obama and Putin Talk Over Incident
    Jul17

    Ukraine, Russia Deny Shooting Down Malaysian Plane, Obama and Putin Talk Over Incident

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 21:21 (EET) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine—Ukraine says a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists who have been fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane. As plumes of black smoke rose up near a rebel-held village in eastern Ukraine, the...

    Exclusive: Separatist Leader Says Rebels Did Not Shoot Down Flight MH17
    Jul17

    Exclusive: Separatist Leader Says Rebels Did Not Shoot Down Flight MH17

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 21:21 (EET) Section: Time (USA)

    The pro-Russia separatist leader was not in a mood to discuss the downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine on Thursday. He had heard about it on the news – 280 passengers and 15 crew on a Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lampur – possibly shot out of the sky with a missile or some other projectile over the...

    U.S. Warned Of Unsafe Airspace Over Crimea, But Not Where MH17 Crashed
    Jul17

    U.S. Warned Of Unsafe Airspace Over Crimea, But Not Where MH17 Crashed

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 21:21 (EET) Section: Time (USA)

    Earlier this year the Federal Aviation Administration banned American air carriers from flying over part of the disputed area between Russia and Ukraine over safety concerns, but the area where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed on Thursday was not included in this restricted airspace. The agency warned American aircraft on April 25 against...

    BREMMER: The Crisis In Ukraine Just Escalated Significantly
    Jul17

    BREMMER: The Crisis In Ukraine Just Escalated Significantly

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 21:21 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    The conflict in Ukraine has escalated significantly with the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying nearly 300 people, Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer tells Business Insider. All 295 people aboard the civilian aircraft were killed. Ukraine’s Interior Minister blamed pro-Russian separatists for shooting down the...

    23 US Citizens Reportedly Dead In Malaysia Airlines Crash
    Jul17

    23 US Citizens Reportedly Dead In Malaysia Airlines Crash

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 21:21 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    There were reportedly 23 American citizens on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which went down over Ukraine on Thursday. Fox is citing the flight manifest that reportedly lists 23 Americans, and Reuters cites an Interior Ministry adviser quoted by Interfax. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she couldn’t immediately confirm...

    Smoking Debris Covers Malaysia Airlines Crash Site
    Jul17

    Smoking Debris Covers Malaysia Airlines Crash Site

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 21:21 (EET) Section: NBC (USA)

    A Malaysia Airlines jet with 295 people on board crashed Thursday in the hostile eastern region of Ukraine, near the Russian border. …read more Source:...

    22 bodies counted at Ukraine plane crash site
    Jul17

    22 bodies counted at Ukraine plane crash site

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 21:21 (EET) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    GRABOVO, Ukraine — Ukraine said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane.As plumes of black smoke rose up near a rebel-held village of Grabovo in eastern Ukraine, an...