Ukraine: Air Force jet shot down by air-to-air missile from Russian plane; rebels hit 2nd jet

US News and World Report ^ | 07/17/2014 | PETER LEONARD

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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — An Air Force fighter jet has been shot down by an air-to-air missile fired from a Russian plane, a spokesman for Ukraine's Security Council said Thursday.

Andrei Lysenko also said Ukrainian troops had been fired upon by missiles from a village just inside Russia.

Officials in Kiev have recently accused Russia's armed forces of being directly implicated in attacks on Ukrainian troops battling an insurgency near the border.

Lysenko said in a televised briefing that the pilot of the Sukhoi-25 jet that was hit on Wednesday evening was forced to bail out after his jet was shot down. He provided no further details.

Pro-Russia rebels, meanwhile, claimed responsibility...

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[MeshugeMikey]

as predicted here in a thread just moments ago

[rey]

AP says it was a passenger definately

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/world/2401598-181/official-malaysian-plane-shot-down

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

BUK missle?

[Rapscallion]

Look below the Russian propaganda and you will see the evils of a communist state and the former USSR based in Moscow. The evil empire lives on.

[driftdiver]

According to the info on Wiki thats a pretty capable systems. An airliner wouldn’t have much chance of avoiding one of those even if they knew they were being targeted.

[ilovesarah2012]

You think Putin had it shot down?

[Jeff Chandler]

Bush’s fault.

[Rapscallion]

Yes I do. But his hands will be clean. KGB leaves no finger-prints. Stalinist!

[hubel458]

Girkin aka "Strelkov" claims to have shot down Ukraine Air Force cargo jet at same time and location! Check the page before it is removed..................................................... https://vk.com/strelkov_info............................. 17.07.2014 17:50 (мск) Сообщение от ополчения. "В районе Тореза только что сбили самолет Ан-26, валяется где-то за шахтой "Прогресс". Предупреждали же - не летать в "нашем небе". А вот и видео-подтверждение очередного "птичкопада". Птичка упала за террикон, жилой сектор не зацепила. Мирные люди не пострадали. А также еще есть информация о втором сбитом самолете, вроде бы Су." ................................................ Facts speak by themselves................................................................. They removed the link after they realized just they stepped on putlers balls.

[GeronL]

do the rebels have fighter jets, ground crews and experienced pilots?