GRABOVO, Ukraine — A blast from a shoulder-fired rocket takes down a Ukrainian military transport plane on its landing approach, killing 49 people. Twenty-three Ukrainian soldiers are slaughtered by Russian-made Grad rockets. An AN-26 military plane is shot down at 21,000 feet, an altitude reachable only by a sophisticated surface-to-air missile with radar guidance. Pro-Russian rebel commanders have made no secret of their pride in carrying out increasingly devastating attacks over the past month, using more advanced weaponry that the United States and its allies say has been provided by Russia.
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Pro-Russian rebel commanders have made no secret of their pride in carrying out increasingly devastating attacks over the past month, using weaponry that has been provided by Russia.
