Ukraine Alert on Air Dangers Didn’t Provide Full Account
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Ukraine’s alert to airlines three days before a Malaysian Air passenger jet was shot down described a “restricted” area without noting fighting on the ground or evidence that rebels had surface-to-air missiles.
The July 14 Notice to Airmen, known as a NOTAM, also made no mention of the Russian-backed rebels downing a Ukrainian military aircraft in the vicinity that day, according to a copy of the alert filed with European regulators.