Who Shot Down MH17?

On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur and then on to Australia, was blown up over eastern Ukraine, killing 298 passengers and crew members. The tragedy shocked the world and raised urgent questions about the safety of global commercial flight paths. The search for the cause, meanwhile, led to a tangle of accusations and conspiracy theories, many of which involve Russia, Ukraine and the CIA. Official investigations into the downing of MH17 argue that only a powerful ground-to-air missile could have been responsible. Nevertheless, there are eyewitness accounts offering other versions of events, including reports of aircraft seen flying next to MH17 close to impact.