Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Shot Down Over Ukraine Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed today over the Ukraine. The Boeing 777 was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members when it left Amsterdam on its way to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Officials believe that no one survived the crash.According to the Russian news agency Interfax Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over Eastern Ukraine after it failed to enter Russian airspace.#BREAKING: Interfax agency says Malaysian passenger airliner was shot down at altitude of 10 km above Eastern Ukraine Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 17 2014Malaysia Airlines has not confirmed the cause of the crash. The airline did say in a Facebook post that it lost contact with flight MH17 over Ukraine airspace.//