As news continues to unfold about today’s tragic downing of a Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, near the Russian border, CNN reports the United States has concluded the Boeing 777 was shot down.
In the hours immediately following the crash, Anton Gerashchenko, an advisor to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, posted comments on Facebook alleging the plane was brought down by an anti-aircraft ground-to-air missile.
In light of ongoing tensions in the region, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued an advisory in April prohibiting U.S. aircraft from flying over the contested Crimean region of the Ukraine. That advisory remains in effect.
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