Germany's intel agency says MH17 downed by Ukraine militia - report:
Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency says a local militia shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine in July, Der Spiegel reports. The BND is said to possess "Ample evidence," Though none of it has been made public Ref. Source 1
This was a big tragedy but I don't think anyone will ever accept responsibility for it. Whomever shot it down will see it as an expendable part of war. It was crazy of the pilots to fly over a war zone in any case.
The battery for the locator beacon of the flight data recorder of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 expired more than a year before the plane's disappearance, an interim report on the investigation said Sunday, citing maintenance records.
The report said that there was no evidence to suggest the battery was replaced and that while such a battery can operate past its expiry date, "It is not guaranteed that it will work or that it would meet the 30-day minimum requirement."
The battery on the plane's other so-called black box, the cockpit voice recorder, was replaced as scheduled and remained within its expiry date, the report said. Ref. CNN
Russian investigators reveal identity of key witness in MH17 crash:
"Our jets were flying regularly," Agapov said in his testimony. "When one returned, the pilot, Captain Voloshin, got out of the cockpit." He added that, as Captain Voloshin walked away with the other pilots, Agapov heard him say: "That was the wrong plane." Ref. Source 4g