The Russian Defence Briefing: present at MH17’s crash – Ukrainian fighter jets, Ukrainian anti-aircraft, and a US spy satellite
Senast uppdaterad: 2014-07-22
Already a classic: the low-key and fact-oriented briefing confirms Russia and its media in a league of their own when it comes to government transparency.
Right: the number of active missile-guiding radars Ukraine (Kiev) kept in the area before, during, and after MH17 was downed.
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Highlights:
- The only party in the area with the equipment needed to shot down an aircraft at 10 km altitude was the Ukraine (Kiev), which on July 17, 2014m had five BUK anti-aircraft batteries. The day after the batteries were removed.
- At the time MH17 was downed, it was pursued a Ukrainian SU-5 fighter jet.
- At the time MH17 was downed, a US spy satellite passed right over head.
- Russia will hand over all the technical data at the disposal of the Russian Defense staff at the time of the downing of MH17 on July 17, 2014, to international experts for independent analysis.