More unsubstantiated claims from Bellingcat.
Remember that video he "found on youtube" that showed a Russian BUK driving through the streets on East Ukraine ? Well, it turns out it was composited from a video of the street, overlaid with an image of the BUK carrier. [1] Higgins is a fraud and a liar.
It's amazing that HN (which I'd always considered a forum for serious, thoughtful and intelligent people) would give credence to anything this guy says.
[1] https://sputniknews.com/russia/201809171068089638-russia-boe...
[2] https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/09/17/world/europe/ap-...
[3] https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/malaysia-airlines-f...