A piece of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is pictured in a field near the village of Grabove, in the region of Donetsk on July 20, 2014. Photo: BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images New satellite imagery released Monday shows the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight that went down in eastern Ukraine July 17.
The photos, released to journalists by Google, were taken by a third-party firm July 20 and 21 as international aviation experts were still making their way to the rebel-controlled region of Ukraine to investigate the incident.
The apparent crash site consists of debris and a large discoloured section in the field where the fuselage likely crashed. A portion of the plane’s wing sits about 100 metres south of the debris field.
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The United States says flight MH17 was shot down by a missile system supplied to the rebels by Russia, which also trained them in its use, Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday. Moscow denies involvement and has accused the Ukrainian military of downing the passenger jet, with some Russian media even suggesting CIA involvement. The plane was shot down outside the town of Grabove, near Donetsk, where pro-Russian forces have waged a months-long insurgency against the Ukrainian army.
The plane, which took off from Amsterdam’s Schipol airport headed for Kuala Lumpur, carried 298 people from 11 different countries. The majority of passengers — 192 — were Dutch.
In March, another Malaysia Airlines flight went down after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing. Although an extensive search ensued, no bodies or wreckage were found.
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