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Russian Defense Ministry: Ukraine has reason to withhold data on MH17 crash

23:25, 26.09.2016

Due to the fact that Ukraine has not yet released details of the radar stations, it can be assumed that the missile that brought down the Malaysian "Boeing" in the Donetsk region, was launched from the territory controlled by the AFU. it was stated by the Chief of radio troops of the Russian Air Space Forces, Andrey Coban.

‘The fact that Ukraine has not yet released information from the radars, suggests that the place where the missile was launched, if it was a "Buck", was located on the territory controlled by the AFU,’ - said Coban.

Due to the analysis of the primary radar information, the Russian side can refute the statement of Kiev and conclusions of the Dutch technical investigation that the missile launch could have been Implemented from the area of ​​the locality of Snezhnoye.

'It is not accidental that the Ukrainian side is withholding the information that could have let establishing the complete picture of the disaster. The flight MH-17 was controlled by the Ukrainian radar facilities, as well as their air defense system, and was operated by Ukrainian air traffic controllers,’ said Major General Igor Konashenkov.

He added that Russia, on the contrary, had provided all available information on the tragedy.