The Russian means of observation of the air situation on 17 July was recorded climb the plane of the Ukrainian air force, according to one version, the su-25 in the direction of Malaysian " Boeing ", stated the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation." Remove the su-25 from the " Boeing " was from three to five kilometers ", - said at the press conference the chief of the Main operational Department of the General staff Lieutenant General Andrey Kartupelu. He specified that " characteristics of the su-25 is able short to reach a height of 10 thousand meter "." is part of the standard weapons included missiles of the " air - air " R-60, which is able to capture and hit targets up to 12 kilometres away, and warranty - at ranges of up to 5 kilometers, " He said. For its part, the chief of staff of the air force Lieutenant General Igor Makushev recalled that the first Ukrainian officials have reported that on that day the Ukrainian military aircraft in the area of AviaPromService was not." As you can see, it was not so, " He said. The Collapse Of The " Boeing ". PHOTO. Video. Testimonies of witnesses
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