BERLIN - Dismissing mounting evidence that a Russian missile downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, news anchors on Russian state-owned TV are shown voicing alternative theories in a new documentary: one claims a Ukrainian fighter jet shot down the plane; another suggests the aircraft was floored by aliens. Ukrainian director Roman Liubyi's documentary Iron Butterflies shows how a cross-border investigation concluded...
The film comprehensively examines the tragic event of MH17 plane when it was shot down over Eastern Ukraine, resulting in the loss of 298 lives.BERLIN - Dismissing mounting evidence that a Russian missile downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, news anchors on Russian state-owned TV are shown voicing alternative theories in a new documentary: one claims a Ukrainian fighter jet shot down the plane; another suggests the aircraft was floored by aliens.
"This is the perfect example of how truth can be manipulated, how it can be covered from view," Liubyi told Reuters of Russia's portrayal of the incident, in which 298 were killed.International prosecutors said earlier this month that they had found "strong indications" Russian President Vladimir Putin had approved the use in Ukraine of a Russian missile system which shot down the plane but that there was not enough evidence for a criminal conviction.
The criminal investigation was led by the Netherlands, with participation from Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine.The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last month, opened at the Berlin Film Festival on Tuesday .
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