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Well, things are going to get very interesting in the Ukraine region now. A Maylaysian Airlines 777 with 295 people on board went down in the Ukraine in Separatist controlled area and appears to have been shot down by a Medium Range Sam (according to the Ukraine Gov't).
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/17/world/europe/ukraine-malaysia-airlines-crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

How is this going to play out?

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/2520/575622.page

Yes yes I know, but I thought this might deserve it's own thread dealing with the crash itself.

No, let's roll this into the main thread, to avoid discussion fragmentation.