Russian govt and RT.com VALIDATE crucial US claim re: MH17 [View all]

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From the US assessement re MH17.

At the time that flight MH17 dropped out of contact, we detected a surface-to-air missile (SAM) launch from a separatist-controlled area in southeastern Ukraine. We believe this missile was an SA-11.

Intercepts of separatist communications posted on YouTube by the Ukrainian government indicate the separatists were in possession of a SA-11 system as early as Monday July 14th. In the intercepts, the separatists made repeated references to having and repositioning Buk (SA-11) systems.

http://ukraine.usembassy.gov/statements/asmt-07192014.html

Today, the Russians put on a dog and pony show they thought shifted the blame to Ukraine. But, they made one startling claim/admission.

Lt. Gen. Makushev also showed satellite photos allegedly portraying several Buk ground-to-air missile systems in the area close to where the plane crashed. The systems, he argued, could only belong to the Ukrainian military. The Buks were spotted in Luhansk and Donetsk by Russians, Lt. Gen. Kartapolov said, in the days leading up to the crash.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/russia-presents-its-account-of-malaysia-airlines-flight-17-crash-1405952441

In other words, the Russians showed satellite photos showing Buk missile systems in rebel-controlled territory--the crash site, Luhansk, and Donetsk are all under rebel control.

Even the hacks at rt.com couldn't overlook this:

The question that has to be answered is why the missile system appeared in the area controlled by the local militia forces shortly before the catastrophe, he stated.

http://rt.com/news/174412-malaysia-plane-russia-ukraine/



The Russians try to spin this by claiming these couldn't have been rebels operating those missile systems, even though those positions were inside territory controlled by the rebels and were of zero military use to the Ukrainian military. One would have to believe that the Ukrainian military send small units without protection deep into rebel territory in order to transport missiles that could only shoot down Ukraine's own jets.

Very hard to argue against the rebels being the culprits. One wonders why the Russians released those photos.