DHAKA: After the deadly ‘shot down’ of a Malaysian plane, a Russian television channel, Life News, sent their photojournalists there and published a few photos from the spot.

We are here publishing the photos for banglanews readers.

Earlier, A Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine by militants on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard, a Ukrainian interior ministry official was quoted as saying by Interfax-Ukraine news agency.

The aircraft, which other sources said was a Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, came down near the city of Donetsk, stronghold of pro-Russian rebels, Anton Gerashchenko said, adding that it was hit by a ground-to-air missile, reports The Dawn.

There was no further confirmation of the report, although Ukrainian officials said local residents had found wreckage.

Malaysia Airlines said on its Twitter feed it had lost contact with its flight MH-17 from Amsterdam. “The last known position was over Ukrainian airspace,” it said.

** Malaysian plane ‘shot-down’, 295 die
** Obama talks to Putin, asks aides for plane reports

BDST: 2318 HRS, JULY 17, 2014