J Jim Logajan Administrator Staff member Jul 19, 2014 #2 zaitcev said: Remember also the last time Ukrainians shot down a cruising airliner in 2001. They were supposedly highly trained professionals. This was probably the same screw-up by the same people, only they have very convenient rebels to blame this time. Click to expand... Unless the Ukrainian military believed that the rebels had aircraft of any sort worth shooting down, they would have no reason to be using anti-aircraft weapons on any aircraft. The rebels on the other hand ....
zaitcev said: Remember also the last time Ukrainians shot down a cruising airliner in 2001. They were supposedly highly trained professionals. This was probably the same screw-up by the same people, only they have very convenient rebels to blame this time. Click to expand... Unless the Ukrainian military believed that the rebels had aircraft of any sort worth shooting down, they would have no reason to be using anti-aircraft weapons on any aircraft. The rebels on the other hand ....
