Rebel fighters celebrate Russia's Paratroopers' Day in Donetsk
Rebel fighters parade the streets during a celebration for Paratroopers' Day on August 2 in Donetsk, Ukraine. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
Air raid leaves village fields burning near Donetsk
A soldier displays shrapnel pieces collected from the bomb crater made during the air raid on August 2 in Donetsk, Ukraine. Photo: Cui Meng/GT
Donetsk residents evacuate bombed homes
Two residents carry their belongings out of a bombed building in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 29.
OSCE monitors struggle to weave through battle-struck Donetsk
Monitors from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and rebel fighters deliberate on a safe route to investigate the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 as nearby skirmishes between Ukrainian and rebel forces continue in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 30.
Firsthand look at wake of destruction in Donetsk
A woman stands beside her house devastated during crossfire between government forces and rebels in Oktyabrsky district, about 600 meters away from Donetsk International Airport, Ukraine on July 28.
- UN aviation agency hails Dutch report on crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17
- Russia calls for continued investigation into crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17
- Ukraine says it adhered to ICAO recommendations at time of MH17 crash
- EU calls for cooperation on investigation into MH17 issue
- Dutch PM calls on Russia to cooperate in investigation into MH17 crash
- Dutch MH17 crash report arouses dispute
| Mystery Still Surrounds Downed Jet |
More questions
Do the rebels have a sophisticated enough surface-to-air missile system to strike the passenger jet? Where are the MH17 black boxes? Why was a civilian plane allowed to fly over a conflict zone? Will international investigators be given full access to the region to carry out an objective probe? Was the recording showing rebels' taking responsibility authentic?
| Intl Reactions |
- Russia hands over MH17 crash materials to investigators
- Russian FM vows to help end Ukraine crisis, probe MH17 crash
- Moscow urges Kiev to stop hostilities for OSCE observers' safety
- Russia ready to join intl probe into airliner crash
- Accusations against Russia in MH17 incident groundless: Russian ambassador to Malaysia
- Malaysian official: Efforts to locate, identify MH17 victims continue
- Malaysian PM condemns shotdown of MH17 at specially convened Parliament session
- Malaysian PM welcomes progress on MH17 agreement
- Malaysian official: Intl investigation team on MH17 incident formed
- Malaysia Airlines offers 5,000 USD to MH17 families as financial assistance
"I still have a week's worth of food, but I don't know what will happen after that, or how we will survive the winter," Olga, a 57-year-old pensioner in Oktyabrskiy district in east Ukraine, told the Global Times.
MH17 salvage begins, but security uncertain
Paratroopers' Day: Parading with Ukraine's youngest rebel fighter
Civilians flee war-torn cities in eastern Ukraine
Fighting obstructs MH17 crash site observers for fourth consecutive day
Company: Malaysia Airlines
Date: July 17, 2014
Planned route: Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur
Crash cause: Shot down by a missile
Crash location: Over eastern Ukraine
Crash height: 10,000 meters
People on board: 298 (including 15 crew members)
The following is the latest number of passengers and their nationalities as of 5 pm, July 19.
Nationality | Total |
| Netherlands | 193 (including 1 dual Netherlands/USA citizen) |
| Malaysia | 43 (including 15 crew & 2 infants) |
| Australia | 27 |
| Indonesia | 12 (including 1 infant) |
| United Kingdom | 10 (including 1 dual UK/S. Africa citizen) |
| Germany | 4 |
| Belgium | 4 |
| Philippines | 3 |
| Canada | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
Source: malaysiaairlines.com
1983
269 died when Soviet fighter jets downed a South Korean Boeing 747.
1988
290 were killed when an Iran Air plane was shot out of the sky by the US.
2001
The Ukrainian military shot down a Russian passenger jet as it flew over the Black Sea traveling from Tel Aviv in Israel to Novosibirsk in Russia. All 78 people on board died.
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