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Date 17 July 2014
Site Near Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Passengers 283
Crew 15
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Boeing 777-200ER
Operator Malaysia Airlines
Flight origin Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Destination Kuala Lumpur International Airport

·Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. On 17 July 2014, the Boeing 777 crashed near Hrabove in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, approximately 40 km (25 mi) from the Ukraine–Russia border. All 283 passengers and 15 crew members onboard the aircraft were killed.

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