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No, it was an explicit order, close down the airspace no matter what. This implied shooting everything that flies in the most literal sense. They knew fully the
by baybal2 5y ago
No, it was an explicit order, close down the airspace no matter what. This implied shooting everything that flies in the most literal sense. They knew fully they were shooting a civilian plane.
- goatsi 5y agoIn the celebratory Facebook post right after the shooting they claimed it was a military transport. In the intercepted cell phone call by a militant to a commander from the crash site they find out it's a civilian plane because they find the bodies and luggage. https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/18/world/europe/ukraine-mh17-intercepted-audio/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2014/07/18/world/europe/ukraine-mh17-int...