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Ukraine admits it shot down Russian airliner (2001)
The Telegraph ^ | 10-13-2001 | Ben Aris

Posted on 07/18/2014 9:48:46 AM PDT by Count of Monte Fisto

Ukraine finally admitted yesterday that its military shot down a Russian airliner that crashed into the Black Sea last week, killing all 78 passengers and crew.

Evhen Marchuk, the chairman of Ukraine's security council, conceded that the plane had probably been brought down by "an accidental hit from an S-200 rocket fired during exercises".

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Russia
KEYWORDS: russia; ukraine
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To: wetphoenix

From what I read there are many many commercial airlines flying through there.


21 posted on 07/18/2014 5:02:26 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: GeronL

They should fix it if they have brains. Numerous Ukrainian units defected with all kind of weaponry, rebels has captured a number of capable assets and dozens of military aircraft were shot, yet boneheads are flying airliners over this mess as if it is a kind of safari.


22 posted on 07/18/2014 5:09:31 PM PDT by wetphoenix
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To: wetphoenix

Thanks. I knew someone would be by to offer-up excuses.


23 posted on 07/18/2014 5:26:20 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1rudeboy

Not an excuse actually, rude.


24 posted on 07/18/2014 5:31:11 PM PDT by wetphoenix
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To: Natufian
Why are you ignoring the idea that it may have been an accident by half-trained, fully vodkarized separatists?

Because to counter the "sodomite EU," one has to break a few eggs. /s

25 posted on 07/18/2014 5:31:45 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: wetphoenix

Ok, next time I won’t read what you write. I’d have given you one sentence, at least.


26 posted on 07/18/2014 5:33:00 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: JSDude1
their cause is now dead.

So who benefited the most from this shoot down?

Where is the hard evidence that the separatists did this, even accidentally?

27 posted on 07/19/2014 7:35:18 AM PDT by Count of Monte Fisto (The foundation of modern society is the denial of reality.)
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To: justa-hairyape

“You need to look into why there are videos of chaff falling down on the wreckage site.”

Got a link to that?


28 posted on 07/19/2014 7:52:40 AM PDT by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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