Apparently the plane was flying over closed airspace. It was closed due to fighting so it was done as a safety precaution. HOWEVER, the plane was flying at 33000 feet and the airspace was closed up to 32000 feet. So it technically wasn't breaking any rules. But I guess those 1k feet didn't make a difference anyway.
alaysia Airlines flight MH17 had been operating 1,000ft above the upper limit of closed airspace at the time of its disappearance over eastern Ukraine.
Pan-European air navigation service Eurocontrol states that the aircraft was flying at 33,000ft when radar contact was lost.
It states that the route had been closed by Ukrainian authorities up to 32,000ft.
But the route was "open at the level at which [MH17] was flying", says Eurocontrol.
In the wake of the loss of the Boeing 777-200ER, apparently with no survivors, the Ukrainian authorities have extended the restrictions within the Dnipropetrovsk flight information region, the airspace in which the jet was travelling.
NOTICE It's not saying the plane was shot down because it was flying in closed airspace. The airspace was shut down due to precautionary measures b/c of the fighting in the vicinity.
Thank you for posting this. It's crass and uncomfortable to watch, but it's good and leaves a lasting impression of the magnitude of the tragedy to have first hand confirmation of what happened with news like this.
Crazy. Why are some people so crazy, it's just disgusting and very very childish to just shoot a f**king airplane with 300 people on it. What the F is going through your mind when you plan an action like this.
This world..
US official believes missile was not a shoulder fired missile, but a larger complex surface to air missile system, reports @LMartinezABC
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Ukraine's state security chief has accused two Russian military intelligence officers of being involved in the MH17 crash, Reuters reports, citing "intercepted phone conversations" between the officers.
SBU chief Valentyn Nalivaychenko said he based his allegation on intercepts of phone conversations between the two officers.
"Now you know who carried out this crime. We will do everything for the Russian military who carried out this crime to be punished," he told journalists.
The purported telephone intercepts have been posted to YouTube (Russian), as have past recordings of alleged conversations between rebels, some of whom are accused of being agents with Russian agents.
Thank you for posting this. It's crass and uncomfortable to watch, but it's good and leaves a lasting impression of the magnitude of the tragedy to have first hand confirmation of what happened with news like this.
All those people I can't stop thinking about this. R.I.P. god They were all someone's son, daughter, father, mother, wife, husband, etc they all had dreams, places to go, people to love, ugh
Apparently the plane was flying over closed airspace. It was closed due to fighting so it was done as a safety precaution. HOWEVER, the plane was flying at 33000 feet and the airspace was closed up to 32000 feet. So it technically wasn't breaking any rules. But I guess those 1k feet didn't make a difference anyway. 
