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Rebels shot several planes of Ukraine in the last days, after they got their hands on that missile system.

Some say that because of this, Ukraine flight control specifically gave directions to the plane to fly within that zone, knowing that the rebels could shoot it down like they did theirs

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-17/was-flight-mh-17-diverted-over-restricted-airspace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXQ_8_KUT3w

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    Where's the link to this claim? – HappySpoon Jul 19 '14 at 22:59
  • It's like all over the news – Alex Jul 19 '14 at 23:05
  • In which case you can add a link. Your news sources may not be the same as others. – HappySpoon Jul 19 '14 at 23:21
  • but what if it was on tv? – Alex Jul 20 '14 at 00:09
  • What channel and at what time, where's a link to the transcript? Or a link to the video... – Jiminy Cricket. Jul 20 '14 at 00:35
  • A google source revealed no examples of this claim. Can you give an example of media reporting this accusation? – Sklivvz Jul 20 '14 at 00:40
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    Perhaps one needs to check Russian controlled TV stations? – HappySpoon Jul 20 '14 at 01:02
  • Note to OP: none of the added links make the claim. They both make the claim that the plane was diverted. In the second link there's more than one claim, but we've already handled the "timestamp" one. in another question. – Sklivvz Jul 21 '14 at 18:49
  • They insinuate that by diverting it, Ukr. authorities tried to get it shot down. There another Q about the polish plane without any links or "notable claims" as you call it, and it's not closed. – Alex Jul 21 '14 at 20:35
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    This claim is rolling around Russian forums and has its share of supporters, along the "it was the Malaysian plane lost in Indian Ocean, captured by US military and dropped over Ukraine full of dead bodies", as well as "it was shot by Ukrainian fighters". Believe me, there is a fair amount of people passionately defending these claims. But yes, I didn't find anything definitive in English, only in Russian... – sashkello Jul 21 '14 at 23:05
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    @sashkello, links in other languages are acceptable to show notability, just provide a translation for them. – SIMEL Jul 22 '14 at 05:59
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    There's [this answer](http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/22628/14836) to quite similar question, that perfectly proves, that deadly MH17 flight was on **the same path as for past weeks**. I found more evidences in the media, that flight was not rerouted, than your claims, that it was. – trejder Nov 18 '14 at 20:09

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