Journalistic investigation confirmed that Malaysian passenger aircraft over the Donetsk region was hit by Russian military

Boeing 777 Malaysian airlines was shot down on July 17, above the Donetsk region with a shot of anti-aircraft missile system BUK M1, delivered from Kursk. This is evidenced by the results of the investigation conducted by the investigative journalist CORRECT!V.

In the course of investigative journalism, the authors contacted the expert on Russian air defense Rupert Schmid (real name not disclosed). The expert explained why the plane could be shot down only rocket BUK M1. In turn, the British journalists from the group Bellingcat.com proved that BEECH, from which shot the aircraft was delivered to the Russian military from the 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade, based in Kursk.

According to Schmid, the version of contact Boeing missiles from BUK M1 confirms that the missile of class "air-ground" programmed by an explosion just in front of and above the plane of the victim. The plane has to fly through a killer cloud of fragments, as described in the report of the Dutch expert: "the objects, and having high energy struck the plane on the top and front.

According to Schmid, if it was anti-aircraft guided missile, it could only be BUK M1, killer aircraft designed in the USSR. BUK M1 - highly complex, he can hit aircraft at altitude with extreme accuracy. He is able to reach his victim at a height of 15 km at speeds exceeding three times the speed of sound. Its warhead contains 70 kg of explosives. Before you defeat the rocket explodes into thousands of deadly splinters - objects with high energy.

In combat the complex BEECH includes four machines that can be deployed in kilometers from each other: first - team point out officers give the command "fire"; the second radar target detection; the third to six self-propelled fire installations; the fourth to six pascasarjana installations. As well as anti-aircraft missiles and machine maintenance. Beeches are used to support the tank parts - it is to protect Russian tanks invading the Ukrainian territory was used BEECH, which destroyed the aircraft.

Data British group Bellingcat.com indicate that on July 17 machine BUCK drove in Donetsk road No. 21, and left Donetsk approximately 11:00. Then she went in the Snow, from which was made the fatal shot.

"Itis transportedon a flatbed truckwith a whitecabin.Photographerfor the French magazineParis Matchtook a picturefroma moving car. He wascloseandreflectedon the side of theBeech - identification numberandotheridentification markscarelesslypainted. Onthe cargo platformwithBeech- phone number. It belongs to the companyrent-a-carin Donetsk. The owner of the companylaterreported thathis carwas stolenin June,Pro-Russianseparatists", - stated in the investigation.

Field, could be released rocket

Participants Bellingcat came to the conclusion that the installation ID 3 * 2, photographed in June among military convoy EN route from Kursk towards the Ukrainian border, the BEECH, which was shot by Paris Match in the East of Ukraine.

In escort Beech consisted sent a detachment of the 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade, based in Kursk. He entered the territory of Ukraine at the end of June. Shortly before the departure of the brigade Sergeant Ivan Krasnopolie published in the social network Vkontakte photo, confirming his dismissal and his three colleagues from military service. The authors of the investigation say that it was due to being sent to war in the Donbass.

On the question involved in the investigations, who could release the rocket from Beech, and experts, and former soldiers of the 53rd brigade air defense at Kursk said that this could only be done by the Russian military.

"There is no doubt that the order to shoot at MH17 gave the Russian officer, " the authors conclude the investigation.

Recall, Boeing 777 Malaysian airlines was shot down on 17 July in the Donetsk region at a height of more than 10 km On Board were 298 people, among them, 192 Dutchman, 38 Australians and 43 Malaysian. All passengers and crew members died.

Earlier it was reported that the Dutch Prosecutor's office considers the most likely cause of the fall of the Boeing 777 in Donetsk oblast missile of class "air-ground".

on 9 September, the security Council of the Netherlands has published a preliminary report about the circumstances of the fall of the Boeing 777 in the Donetsk region. According to the document, no evidence of technical malfunction or operator error, the plane fell apart in the air as a result of damage by a lot of "high level of interest" from the outside.

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