Boeing in the East of Ukraine could be shot down by another aircraft, according to a former Vice-President of the Russian Federation the General-the major of aircraft Alexander Rutskoi.

Passenger Boeing 777 organization Malaysia Airlines flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur flight MH17 crashed on 17 July 2014 in the Donetsk region. Lost the lives of 298 people. Kiev was subjected to charges of collapse of the liner of the militia, but they told that does not have the means that would shoot down aircraft at this altitude.

According to Rutskoi, as the plane was damaged the left side of the cab, "the crew was immediately killed, "besides" in the cockpit ". This, in his vision, says not in favor of a version of a shot of anti-aircraft missile complex "does not choose" the impact location.

"Su that high rises, I am telling you. The su-25 to strike more than enables the radius of the plane, we took off, gained height 7 - 10 thousand meters off the right or left of the engine, were the target on one engine, approached the goal, ran second, hit it again ascended and came back on one engine. Technically It could be ", - quotes Rutskoi radio station " Kommersant FM ".

Moscow has stated many times that completely uninvolved in the events in the South-East of Ukraine, does not supply the militia military equipment and ammunition, is not a party to domestic conflict and is interested in Ukraine overcame political and economic crisis. Moscow agitating Kiev to establish a direct dialogue with the breakaway republics of Donbass.

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