The BUK missile manufacturer revealed its own findings into the flight MH17 downing over Ukraine, effectively proving that a missile type consistent only with the Buk-M1 system was used – one that the Russian armed forces do not possess.
02 June 2015
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US satellites were spotted hovering over Donbass at the time of the Boeing downing in east Ukraine – Almaz-Antey
We can not explain Ukraine air traffic control activity at time of crash, black box should reveal: missile manufacturer Almaz-Antey
— Daniel Bushell (@danielb_rt) June 2, 2015
A lot of absolutely contradictory information in Western media about circumstances of MH17 tragedy: missile maker Almaz-Antey
— Daniel Bushell (@danielb_rt) June 2, 2015
'We do not rule out other versions, but we stand by our analysis that BUK M1 hit MH17': missile maker Almaz-Antey
— Daniel Bushell (@danielb_rt) June 2, 2015
The Ukrainian General Staff says that Ukraine possesses BUK M-1 missile systems, but that on the day of the MH17 crash Ukraine was not in control of the area where it is suspected the missile was fired.
We do technical analysis, do not speculate on whether Kiev or self-defence side to blame: missile maker Almaz-Antey
— Daniel Bushell (@danielb_rt) June 2, 2015
Almaz-Antey is still entertaining the possibility that another aircraft may have been involved in the downing of flight MH17.
The country that possessed the missile that hit flight MH17 remains unknown - Almaz-Antey
"If necessary, we can carry out a field test... with the participation of independent experts," Novikov says. "We are willing to carry out a demolition of a 9M38M1 missile at a specified angle and aimed at the same model of aircraft."
RT ask missile maker Almaz-Antey at media conference about location of MH17 shootdown
— Daniel Bushell (@danielb_rt) June 2, 2015
Angle of missile strike allows us to reveal MH17 hit above the area of Zaroshchenske, not Snezhnoe as reported: missile maker Almaz-Antey
— Daniel Bushell (@danielb_rt) June 2, 2015
The missile could not have been fired from Snezhnoe, as the survey findings are consistent with it being fired from the Zaroschshenskoe village. If it were fired from Snezhnoe, "the entire front end of the cabin would have been blown off" - Almaz-Antey
Missile manufacturer Almaz-Antey concludes technical analysis of MH17 tragedy, now questions from reporters at media conference
— Daniel Bushell (@danielb_rt) June 2, 2015
The missile that likely struck the Boeing aircraft, 9M38-M1, was not produced in the Russian Federation since 1999 - Almaz-Antey to reporters.
Almaz-Antey has evidence that the BUK-M1 air defense missile system and accompanying missiles have been still deployed with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2005. According to their evidence, they had a total of 991 9M38M1 missiles at the time - Malyshev
“During the first stage of our investigation, the type of system was established. It was a Buk-M1 system [NATO reporting name SA-11], a 9М38-М1 rocket and a 9М314 warhead,” - Malyshev
The damage caused to the aircraft appears consistent with the 9M38-M1 missile, which has a specific "scalpel" trajectory, with 40 percent of shrapnel breaking apart in a perpendicular fashion to the initial trajectory of the missile - Malyshev
The version of events that saw MH17 hit with a missile launched from the Snezhnoe area is full of inconsistencies. Further analysis proves that this was not the case - Malyshevsky
Traces of Buk 9M38M1 missile fragments found on remains of MH17 Boeing, Malyshevsky said.
The character of the damage caused to the aircraft is consistent only with the BUK9M38 and BUK9M38-M1 missiles, if the BUK missiles are in question - Malyshevsky
The BUK 9M317 missile type employed by the Russian Armed Forces is out of the question here, as the shape of the fragments does not match the damage caused to the aircraft - adviser to the head engineer Mikhail Malyshevsky
Almaz-Antey showing what it claims to be evidence that Ukrainian Buk M1 downed #MH17. pic.twitter.com/pKLX9kDJud
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) June 2, 2015
'The damage to MH17 allows us to identify the most likely type of missile': BUK missile maker at media conference now
— Daniel Bushell (@danielb_rt) June 2, 2015
"The purpose of today’s conference is to prove our non-involvement in the MH-17 tragedy," Almaz-Antey to reporters.
EU sanctions against the BUK missile manufacturer Almaz-Antey are motivated by its alleged complicity in the tragedy of the MH17 flight shot down over east Ukraine, CEO Yan Novikov told reporters.
'We are suing EU for unjustified sanctions against us': missile manufacturer Almaz-Antey at media conference now
— Daniel Bushell (@danielb_rt) June 2, 2015
MH17 media conference in Moscow pic.twitter.com/bKxGAGPiAm
— Daniel Bushell (@danielb_rt) June 2, 2015