[Dhaka Tribune] Transcripts of audio intercepted by Ukranian security services in which pro-Russian separatists discuss how they had shot down an airliner paint a chilling picture of what happened on the ground after Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crashed near the Russian border, killing all 298 people on board, including 27 Australians.
The audio points to the involvement of the rebels, who are believed to have Russian backing, in the crash.
US intelligence has confirmed a surface-to-air missile was fired at the plane. The rebels have shot down two Ukranian military aircraft in the past week.
One section of the audio includes a conversation between two bully boyz nicknamed "Major" and "Grek," as rebels inspected the crash site. They discuss the evidence that it was a civilian plane.
"It's 100% a passenger aircraft," Major is recorded as saying, noting that he saw no weapons on-site. "Absolutely nothing. Civilian items, medicinal stuff, towels, toilet paper."
In another segment, a holy warrior reports in to Mykola Kozitsyn, believed to be one of the Cossack leaders of the rebel movement. "As to this plane shot down nearby Snezhnoe-Torez," the holy warrior says. "This turned out to be a passenger one. It fell down outside Grabovo, there is a whole lot of bodies of women and kiddies." 
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