A Malaysian passenger plane with 295 people on board has crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border.
The Boeing 777 plane, flight number MH17, with
295 passengers, including 15 crew members, on board was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur and lost contact with a dispatcher when it was at the altitude of 10,000 metres within the Ukranian air space.
Although the details are still sketchy, the reason and the number of fatalities are still to be specified, Malaysian airlines have already confirmed the accident.
The crash comes only months after the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared on March 8.
There are allegations that the plane was shot down in a region of military action where Ukrainian government forces are battling pro-Russian separatists, Donetsk city, in particular.
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Position of the MH17 flight not long before the tragedy. Photo credit – @flightradar24
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Per Interfax: Pro-Russian militia leaders
deny involvement. "We simply do not have such air defense systems,"
MANPADs reach only 4000m.
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