Ukraine separatist leader blames Kiev for downing plane

MOSCOW: Separatist leader Aleksander Borodai blamed the downing of a Malaysian passenger airliner in eastern Ukraine on the country´s government forces.

"Apparently, it´s a passenger airliner indeed, truly shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force," Borodai told Russia´s state-run Rossiya 24 TV broadcaster.

Kiev denied the involvement of Ukraine´s armed forces. (Reuters)