cargo planes carry troops, so i guess they are legitimate target. the media is ignoring a fact that the junta (the new ukrainian government) have been using
airforce to bomb major cities in eastern ukraine. while i am sure russia, does help some. it is mostly a ukrainian civil war.
the government in kiev is the one that is going to benefit from this tragedy. they have been loosing the war against eastern militias (not pro-russian rebels).
now they'll have an excuse to step up the bombing campaigh and igore all the dead civilians.
so i wouldn't be surprised if they shot the plane down in order to frame the militias. that's my theory. i am ukrainian, and i know for a fact that
the people in power now are ruthless thugs.