“The plane has not contacted Russian air traffic controllers in Rostov,” Rosaviatsiya head Alexander Neradko said in an interview with Rossiya-24 television.
“The responsibility [for flight safety] falls on the Ukrainian side,” Neradko said.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Thursday the air space over Ukraine was open when Malaysia Airlines’ Boeing 777 crashed in eastern Ukraine earlier in the day.
“Based on the information currently available it is believed that the airspace that the aircraft was traversing was not subject to restrictions,” the IATA air traffic authority said Thursday in a brief statement published on its website.
It also extended “our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the passengers and crew of MH17.”
This statement runs counter to the announcement of the Ukrainian air traffic authority Ukraerorukh released in early July that the air space over the areas where the government’s “anti-terror” operation is underway was closed over security concerns.
“To guarantee a proper level of air traffic security, the air space over the territory where the ATO [anti-terror operation] is underway has been closed for flights of civil aircraft in the interest of the state aviation,” the message of the Ukraerorukh said................http://en.ria.ru/world/20140717/190990705/Russia-Says-Ukraine-Responsible-for-Flight-Safety-in-Boeing.html
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Crash du vol MH17 : «Les Ukrainiens ne disposent pas des missiles pour abattre un tel avion»...
Malaysia Airlines plane crashes in Ukraine in 60 km from Russian border. There were presumably 285 people aboard the plane (source)
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Les moyens de la défense antiaérienne n’étaient pas actifs dans les zones frontalières de la Russie avec l’Ukraine ce 17 juillet, et les avions des Forces aériennes de Russie n’ont effectué aucun vol ce jeudi, précise le communiqué du ministère de la Défense de la Russie....
ReplyDeleteLe communiqué ajoute que selon les informations qui sont à la disposition du ministère de la Défense, 27 complexes de lancement Bouk M1 de l’armée ukrainienne sont déployés près de Donetsk (Sud-Est de l’Ukraine). Ces systèmes sont capables de viser des cibles à la 30 km d’altitude.
Le ministère russe de la Défense doute de l’authenticité des déclarations de Kiev que les complexes Bouk et les avions des forces aériennes de l’Ukraine n’ont pas tiré sur des cibles aériennes dans la zone du crash du Boeing de la compagnie Malaysia Airlines.
Lire la suite: http://french.ruvr.ru/2014_07_18/Les-moyens-de-la-defense-antiaerienne-russe-n-etaient-pas-actifs-a-l-Est-de-l-Ukraine-ministere-4682/
Brazil president urges to be cautious in commenting Malaysian jet crash in Ukraine...
ReplyDeleteBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff urged to be careful in commenting the circumstances of the crash of a Malaysian passenger jet in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, since so far there is no verified information.
“First, it should be established what really happened,” she said. “The Brazilian government will give no assessments until the circumstances are clear.” The issue, in her words, is too serious and needs to be tackled cautiously..................http://en.itar-tass.com/world/741258
The United State on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine to facilitate the probe of a doomed Malaysian airliner....
ReplyDelete"We urge all concerned -- Russia, the pro-Russian separatists, and Ukraine -- to support an immediate ceasefire in order to ensure safe and unfettered access to the crash site for international investigators and in order to facilitate the recovery of remains," the White House said.
A Malaysian flight with 283 passengers and 15 crew members on board crashed Thursday in Ukraine near the Russian border. U.S. officials told media that they concluded the plane was shot down by missiles.
It is vital that "no evidence be tampered with in any way and that all potential evidence and remains at the crash site are undisturbed," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in a statement.
He called for "a full, credible, and unimpeded international investigation as quickly as possible," highlighting the role of international organizations such as the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Ukraine.
The White House spokesman said the United States is "shocked" by the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, and offers its deep condolences to all those who lost loved ones on board...........http://www.china.org.cn/world/2014-07/18/content_32992139.htm
Some comments from the former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton. She had some pretty forthright things to say on what the EU should do in response to Russian aggression, and the likelihood that if a surface-to-air missile was used it "had to have come from Russia."
ReplyDeleteHere's the full video...............http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/malaysia-airlines-plane-crashes-ukraine-live
Abgehörtes Telefonat soll Separatisten belasten...
ReplyDeleteDer ukrainische Geheimdienst hat nach eigenen Angaben Telefongespräche abgehört, in denen prorussische Aufständische den Abschuss des malaysischen Verkehrsflugzeugs eingestehen sollen. Wenige Minuten nach dem Absturz der Boeing 777-200 mit 298 Menschen an Bord hätten die Separatisten dem russischen Militär übermittelt, dass Kosaken-Milizen das Flugzeug getroffen hätten. Möglicherweise seien die Aufständischen davon ausgegangen, auf ein ukrainisches Militärflugzeug vom Typ Antonow An-26 zu schießen. Der ukrainische Geheimdienst SBU veröffentlichte die Telefonate, deren Wahrheitsgehalt sich nicht überprüfen lässt.............http://www.fr-online.de/ukraine/ticker-flugzeugabsturz-in-der-ukraine-abgehoertes-telefonat-soll-separatisten-belasten,26429068,27879148.html
Washington pointe la responsabilité des séparatistes dans le crash...
ReplyDeleteAu lendemain du crash d'un avion à la frontière entre l'Ukraine et la Russie, Kiev et les séparatistes pro-russes s'accusent mutuellement de l'avoir abattu. Les secouristes ont retrouvé la seconde boîte noire de l'appareil. Suivez notre liveblog.
Un Boeing 777 de la compagnie Malaysia Airlines s’est écrasé jeudi après-midi dans l’est de l’Ukraine, une zone sous le contrôle de séparatistes pro-russes.
Peu de temps après l’annonce du crash, Kiev et les séparatistes pro-russes se sont accusés mutuellement d'avoir abattu l'appareil.
Des responsables américains ont déclaré que le crash n’était pas accidentel et qu’un missile sol-air avait détruit l’appareil en vol.
http://www.france24.com/fr/20140718-direct-kiev-separatistes-avion-crash-ukraine-boeing-malaysia-airlines/