Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Malaysia Airlines MH17 Victims: First Victims Identified by Passports as Jennifer Vanderlei, Sanjid Singh, Tomas Van Kuelen, Charlotte Van Der
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
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...
Igor Girkin: Commander of Donetsk People’s Army, Igor Strelkov, Says They Shot Down Malaysia Airlines MH17 (+Photos)
Russian-backed separatist leader Igor Girkin (who also goes by the name of Strelkov) has claimed credit for shooting down Malaysia Airlines MH17. The plane went down over eastern Ukraine near the border of Russia. It took off from Amsterdam and was headed to Kuala Lumpur. “The plane has just been taken down somewhere around Torez (Donetsk...
Flight MH17 Route Map, Flight Path: Plane Took Off From Amsterdam, Shot Down Over Ukraine
Malaysia Airlines 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. Boeing, Malaysia Airlines, the Ukraine government, and the Malaysia government have pledged to investigate what happened. Russian-backed separatist leader Igor...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 Photos: Pictures Purportedly of Plane That Was Shot Down Over Ukraine
The Ukraine government and Malaysia Airlines have confirmed that a flight crashed on Thursday. Flight MH17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over the country when it was shot down in the east of the country near Ukraine. Reuters reports that the debris has been scattered over a seven mile area. Ukrainian Interior Ministry spokesman Anton...
Crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Shot Down? Ukraine Official Criticizes Putin and His ‘Terrorists’; Boeing Confirms Crash in Twitter Post (+Photo)
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 disappeared over Ukraine on Thursday, July 17. According to the FR24 database, the signal was lost from the airplane around 4:21 p.m. local time, at 33,000 feet. FIRST PHOTO: Eyewitness’ alleged photo of debris of #MH17 Malaysian Airlines plane in #Ukraine http://t.co/cOfyUnXeky pic.twitter.com/TbIPiH0iCh...
Malaysian Plane MH17 Carrying 295 Shot Down Over Ukraine, Says Official (+Videos)
KIEV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysia Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its flights over Ukrainian airspace. Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, said on his Facebook page the...
Education System Failed to Unite Ukraine, but There Is Still Hope if Diversity Is Embraced
Ukraine’s recent political crisis, a pro-Russian separatist movement and violence in the East has yet again drawn attention to the competing loyalties of Ukrainian citizens. Ukraine gained statehood in 1991 after the break-up of the Soviet Union, but the nation-building process for a new generation has been difficult. The country is...
Ukraine Rebels Recapture Village on Russian Border
DONETSK, Ukraine—Separatist rebels in east Ukraine say they have retaken a village near the Russian border from government forces as they attempt to regain territory. Sergei Kavtaradze, a spokesman for a separatist group that calls itself the Donetsk People’s Republic, said one rebel militiaman was killed and another 15 injured in...
Rescue Workers: Ukraine Airstrike Kills Civilians
SNIZHNE, Ukraine—An airstrike demolished an apartment block in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least 11 civilians, regional officials said. The attack adds to the steadily growing number of civilians killed over four months in a dogged pro-Russian insurgency. The devastation bore signs of a strike by several missiles and left only a...
