This 2007 photo published originally by the Kremlin shows Russian leader Vladimir Putin with three-star General Nikolai Tkachev, furthest to left.
McClatchy News: Russian general ID’d in activity around shootdown of Malaysian passenger jet
MOSCOW: A semi-retired Russian three-star general oversaw the cross-border movements of a rocket launcher used to bring down a passenger jet in 2014 over eastern Ukraine, killing all aboard, an investigation by a team of reporting outlets has found.
The reporting team, made up of McClatchy and investigative websites Bellingcat (based in London) and The Insider (based in Moscow), identifies the general as Nikolai Fedorovich Tkachev.
His identification is potentially a breakthrough in a case that has frustrated Dutch and other investigators who have struggled for years to identify voices on a key phone intercept. They may now be closer to decoding the chain of command that brought down the unsuspecting Malaysia Air Flight 17 traveling above 30,000 feet.
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WNU Editor: I listened to the audio recordings presented by McClathcy, and while there are similarities in the voice, there are some slight differences. Bottom line .... it is hard to tell. McClatchy also does not provide any hard evidence tying in the General with this crime. The Russian General is also denying these accusations .... Russian general rejects allegations of being involved in downing MH17 as stupid (TASS). I have always posted that the entire truth behind the shoot-down of Malasia Air Flight 17 will not be known until there is peace in Ukraine, and people like Putin and Poroshenko are long gone. It is only then that the men who were directly responsible for this crime will step forward, and from them the chain of command can be determined. Sadly, I give it another 20 or 30 years before all the details become public .... and for the families who lost their loved ones, no closure.
Hat tip to Fred for the above link.
