Published time: July 21, 2014 23:23

Head of General Sta! of the Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Andrey Kartopolov (
left) and chief of the Air Force Main Sta! Lt. Gen. Igor Makushev ( right)
at a media conference in Moscow, July 21 (RIA Novosti / Vadim Savitsky)
Russia has released military monitoring data, which shows Kiev military
jets tracking the MH17 plane shortly before the crash - and posed yet
another set of questions to Ukraine and the US over the circumstances
of the tragedy.
Military o"cials chief of General Sta! of the Armed Forces Lt. Gen.
Andrey Kartopolov and chief of the Air Force Main Sta! Lt. Gen. Igor
Makushev - posed a number of questions to Kiev and Washington
concerning the possible causes of the catastrophe in Eastern Ukraine
that killed almost 300 people last Thursday.
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1. Why did the MH17 plane leave the international
corridor?
Please note that the plane stayed within the corridor until it reached
Donetsk but then it deviated from the route to the north, said
Kartopolov.
2. Was MH17 leaving the route a navigation
mistake or was the crew following instructions by
Ukrainian air tra!c controllers in
Dnepropetrovsk?
The maximum deviation from the left border of the corridor was 14 km.
Following that, we can see the plane maneuvering to return to the
corridor, yet the Malaysian crew did not get a chance to complete the
maneuver. At 17.20, the plane began to lose speed, and at 17.23 it
disappeared from Russian radars.
3. Why was a large group of air defense systems
deployed to the militia-held area if the self-
defense forces have no planes?
As far as we know, the Ukrainian military had three or four air defense
battalions equipped with Buk-M1 SAM systems deployed in the vicinity
of Donetsk on the day of the crash. This system is capable of hitting
targets within the range of 35 km at the altitude of up to 22 km.
4. Why did Kiev deploy Buk missile system right
next to the militia-controlled area straight ahead
of the tragedy?
We have satellite photos of the places where Ukraine had its air defense
units deployed in the southeastern parts of the country. The rst three
photos were made on July 14. The rst photo shows Buk launchers 8 km
northwest of Lugansk. You can clearly see a TELAR and two TELs. The
second photo shows radars 5 km north of Donetsk. You can see two
TARs along with other equipment and technical structures. The third
photo shows air defense systems north of Donetsk. You can clearly see a
TELAR launcher and about 60 military and auxiliary vehicles, tents for
vehicles and other structures.
Heres a photo of the same area made on July 17. Please note that the
launcher has disappeared. The fth photo shows a battery of Buk
missiles at the village of Zaroshchenskoye 50 km east of Donetsk and 8
km south of Shakhtyorsk on the morning of the same day. The sixth
photo shows the same area on July 18. As you can see, the battery has
left.
5. On the day of the crash Kiev increased activity
on its Kupol-M1 9S18 radars, which are
components of the Buk system in the area. Why?
Also, July 17 saw increased activity on the part of Ukraines Kupol-M1
9S18 radars, which are part of the Buk system. Here on this chart you
see that there were seven radars operating on July 15, eight radars
operating on July 16, and nine radars operating on July 17 in the area.
Then, starting with July 18, the intensity of radar activities radically
decreased, and now there are no more than two or three radars operating
a day. The reason behind this is yet to be found.
6. What was a military plane doing on the route
intended for civilian ights?
There were three civilian planes in the area performing their regular
ights at this time. There was a ight from Copenhagen to Singapore at
17:17, there was a ight from Paris to Taipei at 17:24, and then there was
the ight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
Also, Russian monitoring systems registered that there was a Ukrainian
Air Force jet, probably Su-25, climbing and approaching the Malaysian
Boeing.
The Su-25 was 3-5 km away from the Malaysian plane. Su-25 is capable
of climbing to the altitude of 10,000 meters for a short period of time. Its
standard armament includes R60 air-to-air missiles, which are capable of
locking and hitting targets from 12 km and which are guaranteed to hit
the target from the distance of 5 km.
7. Why was the military jet ying at almost the
same time and the same altitude with a
passenger plane?
At 17:2135, with [the Boeings] velocity having dropped to 200
kilometers per hour, a new mark detecting an airborne object appears at
the spot of the Boeings destruction. This new airborne object was
continuously detected for the duration of four minutes by the radar
stations Ust-Donetsk and Buturinskaya. An air tra"c controller requested
the characteristics of the new airborne object, but was unable to get any
readings on its parameters most likely due to the fact that the new
aircraft was not equipped with a secondary surveillance radar
transponder, which is a distinctive feature of military aircraft, said
Makushev.
Detecting the new aircraft became possible as it started to ascend.
Further changes in the airborne objects coordinates suggest that it was
hovering above the Boeing 777s crash site, monitoring of the situation.
Ukrainian o"cials earlier claimed that there were no Ukrainian military
aircraft in the area of the crash that day. As you can see, that is not true.
8. Where did the launcher from the video
circulated by Western media and showing a Buk
system being moved allegedly from Ukraine to
Russia come from? As the video was made on
the territory controlled by Kiev, where was the
launcher being transported?
Id like to say that the information we have presented here is based on
objective and reliable data from various technical systems unlike the
groundless accusations made against Russia, said Kartopolov.
For example, media circulated a video supposedly showing a Buk
system being moved from Ukraine to Russia. This is clearly a fabrication.
This video was made in the town of Krasnoarmeisk, as evidenced by the
billboard you see in the background, advertising a car dealership at 34
Dnepropetrovsk Street. Krasnoarmeysk has been controlled by the
Ukrainian military since May 11.
9. Where is it right now? Why are some of the
missiles missing on the launcher? When was the
last time a missile was launched from it?
10. Why havent US o!cials revealed the evidence
supporting claims that the MH17 was shot down
by a missile launched by the militia?
US o"cials claim they have satellite photographs proving the Malaysian
airliner was shot down by a missile launched by the militia. But no one
has seen these photographs so far. As far as we know, there was indeed
a US satellite ying over southeastern Ukraine on July 17 from 17:06 to
17:21 Moscow time.
This satellite is part of an experimental system designed to track and
monitor the launches of missiles of various ranges. If our US colleagues
have imagery from this satellite, they should release it for the international
community to examine it in detail. This may be a coincidence, but the US
satellite ew over Ukraine at exactly the same time when the Malaysian
airliner crashed.
This is not the rst time Russia on the plane crash.
No explanations have followed with Kiev insisting they have full evidence
of Russia being behind the attack, but so far only releasing .
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The USA, putting the blame on the self-defense forces, has yet refused
to release any intelligence material. On Monday State Department
Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf described Russias statements as
- but when reporters asked her
whether Washington would be releasing their intelligence and satellite
data, Harf only replied " " So far the US has been backing its
statements by social media and " ."
propaganda and misinformation
may be.
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