New footage shows pro-Russia militia bragging after shooting down MH17 plane over Ukraine last year, thinking it was a military aircraft
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, February 22, 2015, 10:11 AM
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ALYONA ZYKINA/EPAThe MH17 passenger plane that was shot down in eastern Ukraine last year is believed to have been shot down by Pro-Russian separatists after investigators uncovered new footage which shows militants bragging about bringing down wha they thought was a military aircraft.
Investigators probing the shooting down of the MH17 passenger plane over Ukraine last year have uncovered new footage of militia apparently bragging about what they have done.
The footage also shows them trawling through the wreckage and luggage of the victims, reports the Sydney Daily Telegraph.
In all, there are 23 minutes of footage which had been passed around by rebels in Donetsk before a copy was smuggled out of the rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine.
All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed when their Malaysian Airlines plane was shot out of the sky in July last year. The plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
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Pro-Russian separatists have long been suspected of carrying out the attack, but have constantly denied it and pointed the finger at Ukrainian official forces.
On the video, reports the Telegraph, the footage is shot by someone apparently excited that they have shot down a Ukraine transporter plane.
But they soon discover upholstery bearing the logo of Malaysian Airlines and begin questioning whether the plane was a military aircraft.
MAXIM ZMEYEV/REUTERSThe separatists had denied shooting down the plane, and blamed the Ukranian official forces instead, but the new footage may prove otherwise.
The footage also shows them going through luggage with one man pointing to travel tags and saying "this says Australia, it's Australian."
The militia's mood changes when they realize what has been shot down is not a military aircraft.
Graphically, the footage also shows human remains. It also appears to show one of the leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic militia.
