VR listener: “Damage [is] apparently consistent with an anti-aircraft missile fragmentation warhead set with a proximity fuse to explode before contact. Nothing is proven yet and I personally doubt that the truth will ever be made available...”
As the Ukrainian cease-fire continues from a rocky start, the investigators tasked with finding out why the MH17 airliner crashed in the conflict zone of the country’s south-east publish their preliminary report. In short, the flight operated by Malaysia Airlines broke up in the air probably as the result of structural damage caused by a large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside, according to the preliminary report by the Dutch Safety Board. Check out more information on the report, investigation process and background of this tragedy at en.ria.ru/radio. The report notably does not explicitly put the blame for destruction of the commercial airliner on any party.
Here’s the feedback we have received from our listeners, who mostly agree that the results do not pinpoint to any particular cause and leave a lot of room for interpretation.
Ismail Muhammad Muqtar wrote: “Could it be a laser beam fired from a military satellite, a long range anti-aircraft missile or a thunder bolt ?...only God knows.”
Andy Ramsden wrote: “Damage apparently consistent with an anti-aircraft missile fragmentation warhead set with a proximity fuse to explode before contact. Nothing is proven yet and I personally doubt that the truth will ever be made available without concrete evidence and proof .... which is apparently missing or surely it would already have been shown and used in the ongoing western attempts to demonize Russia !!!”
Mohd Noor Ismail added: “It’s obvious .. Russian has shown their satellite data of Ukraine fighter jets encroaching on the plane and diverted its flight path ... and suddenly the western media is silent over all this while keep blaming Russians and yet still do not provide any evidence “
Katarina Louise chimed in: “Yes, it's common knowledge that Kiev have confiscated air traffic control recordings which would explain the diversion in the flight path, any mayday signals and additional proof/reason for the two fighter jets which followed. So much evidence points to Ukraine as being responsible but since they and USA likely planned this attack to point to Russia, it is void from mainstream news.”
Anneke de Laaf noted: “Importantly, this preliminary report does not exclude the possibility of a cause, other than a Buk Missile, such as an attack by Fighter Jets.”
Dewald Scholtz believes it’s “naive to think that a group without a complete Buk system can actually shoot a plane down with a Buk missile. Or is it so because your mainstream media says so?”
What’s your take on the situation? And, always, we are eager to hear and share your feedback.
