A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 has crashed in Ukraine not far from the Russian border, a source in aviation circles told Interfax.
“A Malaysia Airlines 777, which was fling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur started descending 50 kilometers before entering Russian airspace and was subsequently found burning on the ground on Ukrainian territory,” the source said.
The plane carried 280 passengers and 15 crewmembers, he said.
The airliner was to cross the Russian border at around 5:25 p.m. Moscow time.
