Certainly a tragedy. Malaysian Airlines will struggle I feel after this. Guess other airlines will now avoid Ukraine airspace.
Reports are it may have been a SA-17 SAM with a height range of 25,000m and engagement range of 42,000m. How the pro-Russians got their hands on one is a good question but if so, it certainly is designed to take out high flying aircraft. Maybe the separatist thought is was a Ukraine military transport?
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