Buk-M1 missile exploded several meters from Flight MH17 - Almaz-Antey
MOSCOW. June 2 (Interfax-AVN) - The Buk-M1 air defense system missile that shot down the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 exploded 3-4 meters from the airplane's outer casing, closer to the left side of the cockpit, Mikhail Malyshevsky, an advisor to the general director of Russia's air defense systems manufacturer Almaz-Antey, has said.
"The warhead exploded no more than 3-4 meters from this place," Malyshevsky told a press briefing in Moscow on Tuesday, when commenting on photographs from the company's report detailing the results of its investigation into the last year's air crash.
These photographs can also be found in the international mission's preliminary report, he said.
"They were among the pieces of evidence proving that the plane was shot down by high-velocity strike elements of a missile," he added.
The nose of the airplane was affected the worst by the explosion, mainly the cockpit's left side and roof, as well as the left wing and the left engine, Malyshevsky said.