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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Ukraine Resumes Missile Tests 4 Years After Downing Russian Liner
2005-10-06
Ukraine’s army was due to resume tests of surface-to-air missiles Thursday, four years after the accidental downing of a commercial airliner during a military exercise, Press Association reported.
Defense Minister Anatoly Gritsenko and other top-ranking commanders were to watch the test of the S-200 missile from the southern Crimean Peninsula.

The test was to be the first since October 2001, when a stray S-200 missile hit a passenger jet over the Black Sea, killing 78 people — mostly recent Russian immigrants to Israel.
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Ukraine and Russia denied the plane was shot down by a Ukrainian missile, saying the missiles used had a range of only 10 kilometers, and the plane was more than 300 kilometers away. Nevertheless, U.S. officials said they had “convincing” indications the plane was hit by a Ukrainian SA-5 missile.

Ukraine suspended live surface-to-air missiles tests following the disaster. Ukraine’s impoverished and poorly trained army has been plagued by accidents, with more than 700 servicemen killed in mishaps over the past six years.
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