Investigation blames Russian missile for air crash in Ukraine

Q: A Dutch-led investigative team said the surface-to-air missile that downed a passenger jet over eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing all 298 people aboard, came from Russia and was fired from territory held by pro-Moscow separatists. Where is Ukraine?

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Q: Both Russia and the rebels in Ukraine deny any role in the attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was traveling from Amsterdam to the Malaysian capital of . . .

A. Bangkok

B. Jakarta

C. Kuala Lumpur

D. Singapore

Q: Investigators said missiles and a launcher were smuggled into eastern Ukraine from Russia and returned to Russia the day after the attack. Also in 2014, Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in what body of water?

A. Aral Sea

B. Black Sea

C. Caspian Sea

D. Dead Sea

Q: About 17 percent of the people in Ukraine are ethnic Russians and most live in the eastern part of the country where Russian-backed separatists have battled Ukrainian troops. What country besides Russia has ruled Ukraine?

A. Austria

B. Lithuania

C. Poland

D. All of the above

Q: Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful country in Europe. It was centered around what is now Ukraine’s capital . .

A. Kiev

B. Minsk

C. Riga

D. Vilnius


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