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Questions linger, as the train with Boeing crash victims’ bodies is set to depart

July 20, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

After more than two days exposed to the elements in the fields where they met their death, the corpses of

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Russian-backed separatists in possession of flight recorders, seek to hide evidence

July 20, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Militant groups of self-proclaimed Donbas People’s Republic might already be in possession of at least two Malaysia Airlines Boeing’s flight

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Europe 

Anger and sadness in Kyiv, as rhetoric rises

July 20, 2014July 22, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian officials have further inflamed the rhetoric over the downing of the Malaysian airliner, claiming that a Russian crew was

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Russia-backed separatists hamper international investigation of flight MH17 crash site

July 20, 2014July 22, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

More than two days after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was purportedly shot down by a surface-to-air rocket in war-torn eastern

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Europe 

UN Security Council calls for investigation of MH17

July 18, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Members of the United Nations Security Council condemned the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 on Friday during an urgent

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Europe 

Mounting anger, calls for truth about Malaysia Airlines crash

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews Russia, Ukraine

Along with shock and grief, demands are growing for a full investigation into the crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17

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Europe 

US, Nato charge Russian weapons flooding Eastern Ukraine

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 Jeff Seldin of VOAnews Russia, Ukraine

Western military officials are sounding new alarms over the increasing amount of heavy and sophisticated weaponry ending up in the

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Monitors join efforts at Malaysia Airlines crash site

July 18, 2014 VOANews Russia, Ukraine

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has sent about 30 monitors to the Malaysia Airlines wreckage site in

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Europe World 

UN Security Council meets as investigation launched into Malaysia Airlines disaster

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the downing on July 18 of a Malaysia

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