Rebels Admit They Have Weapon System Capable of Downing Flight 17 Nearly 24 hours after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in embattled eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels who have had a stronghold on the area for months admitted they have the type of weapon capable of downing a Boeing 777. The day after the crash, Russia and Ukraine are now engaged in a blame game over who is responsible for the shooting down of the plane. Ukrainian security officials have been pushing out videos, photos and audio, asserting that the pro-Russian separatists are responsible for the tragedy. As first reported by APs Nataliya Vasilyeva, Pavel Gubarev, the self-proclaimed governor of the Donetsk Peoples Republic, said the militia does have a Buk missile system, but it is faulty. However, the fact that the insurgents have advance defense systems, has forced the Ukrainian government to change tactics. The systems limit Ukraines air operation against the insurgents, the source said. The situation has become more clear as a result of this incident, the source added, as it it now seems Ukraine is fighting not only with pro-Russian insurgents, but also with Russia. Russia, however, denies it has any plans to take the black boxes from Flight 17, the Interfax news agency reported Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on the Rossiya 24 television station.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 16:45:00 +0000
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