The evidence of a shooting of flight MH17 by separatists condense: A perforated piece of wreckage of the crashed Boeing has according to a report of the “New York Times” points to a missile strike by the Russian Buk air defense system.

So far, the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian rebels accuse each other of being responsible for the shooting down of the MH17 Malaysia Airlines. Maybe give the two black boxes shed light on the course of events. Experts from the British defense specialist publisher IHS Jane’s wish now have clear evidence of a missile strike by the Russian air defense system “Buk” found.

Shrapnel marks on the Boeing were an indication that the aircraft was destroyed by a missile at supersonic speed, citing the “New York Times” the British military experts. Among other things, the shape of the holes and chipped paint on the exterior of a product originating from the fuselage wreckage part were cited as evidence.

Therefore, the experts suggest that the plane of the Malaysia Airlines with 298 people aboard was hit on Thursday by a Russian rocket “Buk” air defense system. The pro-Russian separatists U.S. suspect to have shot down the civilian machine with a surface to air missile.

With the “Buk” system, it is possible to shoot down even high-flying machines. According to publicly available information, it can, depending on the type of missile attack aircraft at altitudes of 14-25 km. The missiles have a 60 to 70 pound so-called fragmentation warhead, which is triggered by a radar proximity fuze. He explodes in the immediate vicinity of the aircraft and punctured it. The warhead WOULD “more like a shotgun than a rifle”, is Reed Foster, one of the analysts at Jane’s quotes.

Two reporters from the “New York Times” had photographed the wreckage in a field just a few miles from the place with the most debris, it said in the article. Although it is impossible to determine the exact type of missile due to these recordings. But the damage observed were consistent with those that would cause a Russian “Buk” system.

The “Financial Times” had previously reported evidence that flight MH17 was taken from a ground-to-air missile from the sky. At the crash site there was shrapnel traces of wreckage. The size of the hit to point out an SA-11 missile, Justin Bronk is cited, an analyst at the Royal United Services Institute in London. However, more detailed studies it was needed in order to gain more specific insights.

A former officer in the Royal Air Force, the photo was shown with the piece of wreckage, also reported that the damages were similar to those that would be caused to aircraft by missiles.

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