Originally Posted by
TC_Ukraine
first minutes after downing MH17, russian media reported about crash of ukrainian military AN-26, not SU2074. If they really wanted to hit Aeroflot, they would ve report about it instantly. IMHO.
besides if Russi wanted to hit their jet on purpose, they could launch a "low-speed" rocket when aircraft passed state border, to make it reach the target 10-15 minutes later and many miles away.
That wouldnt look so plausible. If its the case they would want it to look like a Ukrainian SAM launch from a contested or as near to a goverment controlled area as possible.