In lieu of the investigation, security services of Ukraine have produced what they described as two intercepted telephone conversations. It allegedly showed rebels were responsible for the Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine.
The first call have been identified by security services as rebel commander Igor Bezler telling a Russian military intelligence officer that rebel forces shot down a plane.
The second call was allegedly of two rebel fighters, one of which was at the scene of the crash, saying that the rocket attack was done by a unit of insurgents 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of the crash site.
In the meantime, neither of the recordings could be verified independently.
Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine is the second time that a Malaysia Airlines plane had gone missing over the span of less than six months. A Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared also in March. The plane was on its way to Beijing coming from Kuala Lumpur. The missing plane has still not been found, but the search continues, and now it concentrates in the Indian Ocean far west of Australia.
According to the Donetsk region government, the area where the Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine is currently under the reign of armed pro-Russian separatists. The AP also reports that on Thursday, their journalists located near the eastern Ukrainian town of Snizhne have seen a launcher similar to the Buk missile system.
Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine proves further unrest between Ukraine and Russian forces and it appears the conflict will not end soon. According to reports, notices posted on the Federal Aviation Administration’s website has warned U.S. pilots earlier not to fly over portions of the Ukraine in the Crimea region this year. The U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization and other aviation authorities in most countries have reportedly issued similar notices for areas with military conflict, since risk of being shot down are extremely high.
Footage of the Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine have been uploaded via YouTube. Though the footage could not be independently verified, it shows smoke rising into the sky from the scene where the plane crashed.
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