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Ukrainian special forces capture separatist commander suspected in Malaysia Airlines flight shootdownby Russ Read | July 05, 2019 01:28 PMUkrainian special operations forces reportedly went behind enemy lines to arrest a former commander of pro-Russian separatists who is suspected of being involved in the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.Ukrainian forces captured Vladimir Tsemach June 27 at his apartment in Snizhne, a city in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine. Tsemach, 58, is believed to have been the commander of a Russian-backed air defense unit when MH17 was shot down on July 17, 2014. The crash left 283 passengers and 15 crew members dead. A majority of the passengers on the flight, which left Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur, were Dutch.Tsemach has reportedly been charged with "creating a terrorist group or a terrorist organization." He is in Kiev awaiting trial, according to the BBC. If found guilty, he will face 8 to 15 years in prison. Read more at: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/ukrainian-special-forces-capture-separatist-commander-suspected-in-malaysia-airlines-flight-shootdown
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