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Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

Took place on July 17, 2014

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The 13th anniversary falls on July 17, 2027, in 266 days.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down by Russian-backed forces with a Buk 9M38 surface-to-air missile on 17 July 2014, while flying over eastern Ukraine. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed.

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