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Russian/rebel social media also played a role in all this, in a way that's not mentioned in this article. There are some official and close-to-official social

Russian/rebel social media also played a role in all this, in a way that's not mentioned in this article. There are some official and close-to-official social media accounts that are used by the Russian rebels to announce progress (Twitter, Facebook, VK) usually straight from the mouths of commanders and higher ups. When MH-17 was downed they boasted about shooting down a Ukrainian plane only to find themselves quickly deleting all mention of it several hours later. Those same accounts also boasted about acquiring a Buk missile launcher weeks earlier, but those status updates were also deleted.

anc84 11y ago
Are there any reputable sources or archives for this claim?
- kbart 11y ago
  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2696389/That-blast-look-smoke-Sick-boast-laughing-rebels-saw-MH17-hit-missile-hours-leader-boasted-We-warned-not-fly-sky.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2696389/That-blast-l... http://www.interpretermag.com/was-col-strelkovs-dispatch-about-a-downed-ukrainian-plane-authentic/ http://www.interpretermag.com/was-col-strelkovs-dispatch-abo... ..and many others
- 07d046 11y ago
  There's this tweet by a rebel commander: "Message from the militia. / / In the area Torrez just downed aircraft, like the An-26" From http://blog.storyful.com/2014/07/19/how-social-sleuthing-uncovered-evidence-of-anti-aircraft-missile-system-in-eastern-ukraine/ http://blog.storyful.com/2014/07/19/how-social-sleuthing-unc...
- korisnik 11y ago
  Yes. Many news sources reported on it. As for the actual content in question - here's an archive of a tweet of them boasting about having Buk missile launcher, the tweet was later deleted: http://web.archive.org/web/20140707150151/https://twitter.com/dnrpress/status/483248037629018112 http://web.archive.org/web/20140707150151/https://twitter.co... Here's a screenshot of the VK account where their (now former) commander and defense minister (and allegedly "ex" FSB member) claimed the downing of a Ukrainian plane, later the content was deleted: http://i.imgur.com/fi4Zkx6.png http://i.imgur.com/fi4Zkx6.png The Wikipedia article covers all that in depth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17
- tptacek 11y ago
  Anne Applebaum is a very credible, very reputable journalist covering the region: https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/489806406833680384 https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/489806406833680384

anc84 11y ago

Are there any reputable sources or archives for this claim?

kbart 11y ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2696389/That-blast-look-smoke-Sick-boast-laughing-rebels-saw-MH17-hit-missile-hours-leader-boasted-We-warned-not-fly-sky.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2696389/That-blast-l... http://www.interpretermag.com/was-col-strelkovs-dispatch-about-a-downed-ukrainian-plane-authentic/ http://www.interpretermag.com/was-col-strelkovs-dispatch-abo... ..and many others
07d046 11y ago
There's this tweet by a rebel commander: "Message from the militia. / / In the area Torrez just downed aircraft, like the An-26" From http://blog.storyful.com/2014/07/19/how-social-sleuthing-uncovered-evidence-of-anti-aircraft-missile-system-in-eastern-ukraine/ http://blog.storyful.com/2014/07/19/how-social-sleuthing-unc...
korisnik 11y ago
Yes. Many news sources reported on it. As for the actual content in question - here's an archive of a tweet of them boasting about having Buk missile launcher, the tweet was later deleted: http://web.archive.org/web/20140707150151/https://twitter.com/dnrpress/status/483248037629018112 http://web.archive.org/web/20140707150151/https://twitter.co... Here's a screenshot of the VK account where their (now former) commander and defense minister (and allegedly "ex" FSB member) claimed the downing of a Ukrainian plane, later the content was deleted: http://i.imgur.com/fi4Zkx6.png http://i.imgur.com/fi4Zkx6.png The Wikipedia article covers all that in depth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17
tptacek 11y ago
Anne Applebaum is a very credible, very reputable journalist covering the region: https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/489806406833680384 https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/489806406833680384