Yup - saw film of it on the news tonight - my heart goes out to all the victims in the aircraft and on the ground - seems there were a lot of kids on the Tupolev whaich makes it even worse.
As for the poor sods in front of their radars, what can you say - they must be shattered, and I hope the Swiss or whoever have a strong and supportive union to help them through this.
What happened to TCAS - is it not mandatory in that airspace?