The BBC’s documentary presents new evidence suggesting that the downing of the Malaysian Airlines plane MH17 was caused by a shot from a Ukrainian fighter jet rather than a ground-to-air missile.
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation about the downing of MH17. The BBC documentary entitled "The Conspiracy Files: Who Shot Down MH17?" does not claim that Ukraine downed MH17. "Experts in fact tell the programme it was unlikely a Ukrainian fighter jet could have shot down MH17, as they cannot fly at such high altitudes", the BBC's press service confirmed. The Dutch-led investigation into the downing of the MH-17 flight confirmed the plane was blown apart by a Soviet-made, Buk surface-to-air missile launched from the separatist-held zone (bit.ly/238ugXc), .