“A Ukraine Air Force military jet was detected gaining height, it’s distance from the Malaysian Boeing was 3 to 5km,” said the head of the Main Operations Directorate of the HQ of Russia’s military forces, Lieutenant-General Andrey Kartopolov speaking at a media conference in Moscow on Monday.
“[We] would like to get an explanation as to why the military jet was flying along a civil aviation corridor at almost the same time and at the same level as a passenger plane,” he stated."
The Russkie shamelessly claims the SU-25 can reach 10KM. It does not. That's why there is a Wikipedia war going on right now with the Russkies trying to upgrade the SU-25, at least online, for a gullible public:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3183152/posts
One can tell that they aren't trying to fool any governments here. They are going after the public, since they know the public isn't likely to know things like what an SU-25 can or can't do, or what the maximum range of a Buk is.
Zerohedge also is reporting on the Russkies "debunking" the photographs of the Buks returning to Russia. Which is also BS:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3183175/posts
Fact of the matter is, these stupid Russkies already admitted to shooting it down and to having the weapons necessary to do it, even while these losers shamelessly put forward all kinds of conspiracy theories to cover it up.
The service ceiling of the Frogfoot is 7km but the maximum ceiling is 10km. The "Russkie" is correct. Use a reliable source like Global Security instead of Wikipedia. The fact is right now we have no idea who shot the plane down because the Ukrainians, Russians, and separatists are all liars.
And I’m an idiot that can’t read...
Global Security says the Ukranians have the 7km max ceiling version.
But I still stand by that everyone in that region is lying about their roles in the event.