Ukraine says Malaysian airliner shot down, 295 dead: agency

[vostok]

I think Russia is involved in this incident... Years ago, they already shot down civilian plane, killing 300 people, in the name of security and they accepted the responsibility .... Same incident again..... This is deliberate attempt of Russia to keep away civilian planes from disputed areas.

RIP to the poor souls.

It was Ukrainian who shot down Israel plane above Black Sea
Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Lux de Veritas]

It is definitely not possible for any militia to fire a missile to a plane at cruise attitude. This is the work of air defence artillery.

 

[Donatello]

There have been few coming down in that area... & I wonder why commercial airlines still use the same airspace? They could have crossed over either via Belarusian airspace or over black sea & could avoided Ukraine - Russia border altogether! Then again... what do I know!

It's not easy to route planes over different routes. Planes must fly within designated radar zones and flight paths.

 

[Chak Bamu]

Buk missile system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Basic missile system specifications[edit]

• Target acquisition range (by TAR 9S18M1, 9S18M1-1)
  range – 140–,
  altitude – 60 m – 25 km,
• Firing groups in one division – up to 6 (with one command post)
• Firing groups operating in a sector
  90° in azimuth, 0–7° and 7–14° in elevation,
  45° in azimuth, 14–52° in elevation,
• Radar mast lifting height (for TAR 9S36) – 21 m,
• Reloading of 4 missiles by TEL from itself – around 15 min,
• Combat readiness time – no more than 5 min,
• Kill probability (by one missile) – 0.9–0.95,
• Target engagement zone
  aircraft
  altitude – 15 m – 25 km
  range – 3–42 km
  TBM
  altitude – 2.0–16 km
  range – 3–20 km
  sea targets – up to 25 km
  land targets – up to 15 km.
  
  Somebody already shared the below tweet. I am copying it here just to relate to the above:
  
  ConflictReporter ‏@MiddleEast_BRK 1h
  The BUK system that downed MH17 was provided to Russians inside Ukraine by the Russian army in the last 48 hrs. I reported it 3 hours ago.

ConflictReporter @MiddleEast_BRK · 43m
#BREAKINGNEWS RUSSIAN GRU OFFICER / MILITARY LEADER IN UKRAINE IGOR STRELKOV CLAIMS #MH17 DOWNING, says "we told you not to fly here".

 

[NEPALESE GURKHA]

Only system that can bring plane down from that altitude in that part is Russian buk system.

 

[Chak Bamu]

Retweeted by ConflictReporter
James Miller @MillerMENA · 55m
Note the HIGHLY suspicious news story ONLY reported by Russian military that separatists 'captured' a BUK SAM system http://bit.ly/1t9kN1r

 

[nair]

What is happening in this world???? Conflicts every where...... and innocent civilians get killed....

 

[flamer84]

What did the plane was doing in a combat zone? It has long been closed to civil aviation. Ukrainian troops likely thought it fly Russian paratroopers. Or maybe just want to denigrate militias. Or maybe they're just stupid.
RIP to passengers.

Nikolai Holmov
#Strelkov's page boasts of A-26 being downed as Boeing MH17 reportedly crashed over #Donetsk. Inferences to be drawn
6:47 PM - 17 Jul 2014

Your terrorists were just bragging of downing an Ukr plane on twitter....those inbreed fucks killed 300 innocents instead....Find some more excuses now ***************************************.

 

[Rahul9090]

Those behind this tragedy will be brought to justice"
- Ukraine presiden




sad news ... RIP...

 

[NEPALESE GURKHA]

The only 2 spy satellite that can provided radar data there is either US spy satellite or Russian. NATO has no satellite coverage to Ukraine coz they are not NATO member as well as there satellite is operated in Eastern Europe not there.

 

[skullMAN]

poor innocent people....

R I P

 

[Strigon]

What is happening in this world???? Conflicts every where...... and innocent civilians get killed....

Indeed. Everyday I wake up to atleast 100 people dead somewhere. What would it take for the world to live and let live for one day!

Maybe its our time to get hit by a meteor as well.

 

[vostok]

Yesterday Ukrainian troops redeployed division of "Buks" near Donetsk. So it's their job.

 

[MarkusS]

The Guys who authorized this Flight Path should be hanged by their balls..

the flight path is not banned, used from hundrds of airliners each day.

 

[waz]

The former Soviet Union has a history of shooting down civilian jet liners, as well.I am afraid that the separatist forces did this, and their weapons undoubtedly came from...

Korean Air Lines Flight 007 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Of course bro. I remember the incident well.

This time the evidence is weighty and the will find it hard to wriggle their way out of this.