‘Wrong
time, altered images’: Moscow slams Kiev’s MH17 satellite data
Satellite images Kiev published as ‘proof’ it didn’t deploy anti-aircraft batteries around the MH17 crash site carry altered time-stamps and are from days after the MH17 tragedy, the Russian Defense Ministry has revealed.
RT,
1
August, 2014
The
images, which Kiev claims were taken by its satellites at the same
time as those taken by Russian satellites, are neither Ukrainian nor
authentic, according to Moscow's statement.
The
Defense Ministry said the images were apparently made by an American
KeyHole reconnaissance satellite, because the two Ukrainian
satellites currently in orbit, Sich-1 and Sich-2, were not positioned
over the part of Ukraine’s Donetsk Region shown in the pictures.
Moscow
claims weather and lighting conditions in the images were not
possible at the dates and times Ukraine claims they were made, the
Russian ministry said.
At
least one of the images published by Ukraine shows signs of being
altered by an image editor, the statement added.
The
ministry also criticized images published by Kiev to back its
allegations that Russia smuggled heavy weapons over the border and
shelled Ukrainian army positions.
The
images lack proper time stamps and coordinates, while Kiev didn’t
bother to explain why it believes that whatever vehicles are shown in
them are Russian, the statement said.
“It’s
the latest ‘masterpiece’ in the Ukrainian exercise in conspiracy
theories, an attempt to divert responsibility,” the
ministry said.
“It
can take a deserved place next to other allegations against Russia
voiced by Kiev that claimed that Russia was responsible for
masterminding the Maidan protest and the tragedy in Odessa.”
“Apparently
that’s why the real owners of those photos are hesitating to
publish them under their own name, since it would derail the myth of
the omniscience of their space reconnaissance,” the
Russian ministry said.
A
comparison of satellite images published by Russia and Ukraine as
presented by Kiev in an attempt to dispute the authenticity of
Moscow’s photos. The shadows are cast in different directions in
the two images, proving that they could not have been almost at the
same time two days apart, as indicated by the time stamps.
The
weather is also clearly different, with the Russian image showing a
cloudy day, while the image presented by Kiev shows a clear day -
showing that the images could not have been taken less than an hour
apart, as claimed by the time stamps. The Russian military say the
actual weather conditions at the time can be easily double-checked by
independent sources.
In
another comparison with the images used by Ukraine, it was purposely
degraded in quality in order to point out some irregularities. No
such irregularities are present in the original image, the Russian
military said.
Malaysian
Airlines flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine’s Donetsk Region, which is
engulfed by armed hostilities between Ukrainian troops and local
militias. The plane was apparently shot down by a missile, although
neither the type of missile nor who shot it has yet been properly
established.
As a troubled investigation into the tragedy,
which claimed almost 300 lives, is underway, Kiev and some Western
countries were quick to say that the militias and Russia were
culpable for the deed. Kiev said it had no capabilities to take down
the plane.
The
Russian Defense Ministry published satellite images and radar data,
saying that evidence proved that Ukraine had both ground-based
anti-aircraft batteries and military aircraft capable of firing an
air-to-air missile deployed in the region on the day of the MH17
shoot-down.
Some days later Kiev published its own set of
images, claiming that those released by Russia were false.
Putin tells Obama sanctions ‘counter-productive,’ both agree dialogue required
RT,
1
August, 2014
In
a phone call with Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin has said that imposing
sanctions on Russia is counterproductive and affects international
stability. The two presidents agreed that the current situation is
not in the interests of their countries.
Both
Obama and Putin has emphasized the importance of an "immediate
and sustained ceasefire" in eastern Ukraine, but at the same
time noted that "significant differences" remained between
Moscow and Washington over Ukraine, a Kremlin statement said.
Besides
Ukraine, the two leaders touched upon the recent rounds of sanctions
imposed on Russia by the US.
“The
Russian head of state described the line of increased Washington's
sanctions as counterproductive, causing serious damage to bilateral
cooperation and international stability as a whole,” the Kremlin’s
statement, posted on its official webpage, said.
The
White House also released a statement following the phone call,
saying that President Obama expressed “deep concerns” to
President Putin about Russia's “increased support for separatists
in eastern Ukraine.”
Mortar
shelling causes fire at a gas station in Shakhtyorsk, Donetsk region,
Ukraine. (RIA Novosti / Andrey Stenin) Mortar shelling causes fire at
a gas station in Shakhtyorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine. (RIA Novosti /
Andrey Stenin)
"[Barack
Obama] reinforced his preference for a diplomatic solution to the
crisis in Ukraine," the White House said in its statement on the
conversation.
The
two leaders agreed to keep open their channels of communication.
Friday’s
phone conversation, initiated by the Americans, has been the first
personal contact between the two leaders since mid-July. The previous
occasion was on July 17, the day when Malaysian Airlines’ flight
MH17 crashed over eastern Ukraine.
The
US and the EU have extended sanctions targeting Russia’s financial
and energy sectors. Earlier this week, Washington added new names to
its list of sanctioned Russia-affiliated entities, including Russian
Agriculture Bank and VTB, the second-largest bank in the country.
Sberbank was left untouched by the US sanctions. It was, however,
targeted by the EU restrictions as European officials imposed
sectoral sanctions on five Russian banks July 31. Along with
Sberbank, the European sanctions hit VTB Bank, Gazprombank,
Vnesheconombank (VEB) and Russian Agriculture Bank (Rosselkhozbank).
Earlier,
EU officials added 15 more people and 18 firms to the sanctions list
over the Ukraine crisis.
Meanwhile,
the US has promised to give $8 million to Ukraine to strengthen its
porous border, the White House has stated, after Vice President Joe
Biden spoke with Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko on the phone. The
aid will include high-tech equipment, vehicles and small boats.
Ukraine had failed to seal off its border with Russia throughout this
year’s political conflict, with the country’s leaders claiming
the manpower and weapons smuggled in from Russia have been a key
factor in the continuing uprising.
On July 2nd 2014, Ukrainian planes attacked the village Lugansk Cossack village and village Kondrashovka.
The city of Lugansk also was attacked with mortars and by Ukrainian soldiers.
On May 2nd 2014, 114 people were killed by Pravy Sektor in the House of Trade Unions, Odessa. They were shot, burnt to death, and a near-term pregnant woman was raped and strangled.
"Panikhida" by Vera Narishkin
Panikhida
- A Panikhida is a memorial service which is a liturgical solemn
service for the repose of the departed, in the Eastern Orthodox
Church.
Dedicated to all those killed in Eastern Ukraine (Novorossiya): Children, women, old people, men, militia and soldiers.
Dedicated to all those killed in Eastern Ukraine (Novorossiya): Children, women, old people, men, militia and soldiers.
On July 2nd 2014, Ukrainian planes attacked the village Lugansk Cossack village and village Kondrashovka.
The city of Lugansk also was attacked with mortars and by Ukrainian soldiers.
On May 2nd 2014, 114 people were killed by Pravy Sektor in the House of Trade Unions, Odessa. They were shot, burnt to death, and a near-term pregnant woman was raped and strangled.
Unsubstantiated
reports of rebellion in Transcarpathia
Alexander Dugin
Elena
says: rebellion in Transcarpathia...all the roads are blocked. trains
stop...taken under protection of strategic objects rebels... Rusyns
rose with weapons ... the Movement between villages through
checkpoints only in the presence of people who personally know the
person... the epicenter of resistance Mukachevo... the inhabitants of
Transcarpathia refuse to serve in the army okraji and demand
autonomy, adopted in 1991. Information has already appeared on the
radio.....call friends and get information first hand... long live
the Republic of Subcarpathian Rus !!!
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