In the days ahead, Russian separatists casually wandered through the wreckage, trampling on human remains and carting away evidence. In videos, they could be seen tossing around children’s toys and rummaging through luggage. They also removed from the crash site the missile parts they feared would incriminate them. The Russian government, of course, simply denied any involvement, rejecting evidence that the missile system came from the Russian military.* Meanwhile, the Russian disinformation apparatus, which had been distorting events in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine from the start, went into
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The passenger plain they shot down.
