UNITED NATIONS - Ukraine on Oct. 13 defended its decision not to close airspace in the east of the country where a Malaysian passenger plane was shot down, saying it was unaware that anti-aircraft weapons were being used in the area and that planes could be under threat.
Murder In The Sky: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
Reuters: Ukraine defends not closing airspace where MH17 shot down
Dutch and Malaysian investigators and local authorities work, on April 16, 2015 at the MH17 plane crash site near the village of Grabove in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.
