JETLINER EXPLODES OVER UKRAINE; STRUCK BY A MISSILE, OFFICIALS SAY. (cover story)

MALAYSIA Airlines Flight 17 Crash, 2014; RUSSIA-Ukraine Conflict, 2014-; AIRCRAFT accident investigation; SEPARATISTS; SURFACE-to-air missiles; UKRAINIAN foreign relations, 1991-

The article discusses the explosion the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Boeing 777 airplane above eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, noting that the plane was likely struck by a surface-to-air (SA) missile fired from Ukraine. Topics addressed include the possibility that the plane was accidentally shot down by pro-Russia separatists attempting to shoot down military aircraft, as well as the responses of the Russian, Untied States, and Malaysian governments.