http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_06_29/Donetsk-militia-tak...
Air-To-Air Missile seems highly unlikely.
Rumors abound that Militia groups were bragging about downing a Ukrainian Transport
http://itar-tass.com/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/1325017
Take everything with a grain of salt!
That's rich coming from the guy linking to Russian state controlled media.
When was the last time you read anything positive about Russia in the Western press?
Maybe since the day you were born you've been conditioned to have a Pavlovian reaction to Russia?
2. Subsequently, people in the already autonomous region of Crimea, ethnically/culturally/historically Russian, had a referendum to break-away from Ukraine and then join Russia - especially after the new coup leaders decided to ban use of the Russian language.
Check your facts, dude.
I've been following the Russian news somewhat and my parents have been talking to friends/relatives in both Ukraine an Russia, and the amount of outright invention in the official Russian media has been quite impressive.
Maybe the French still want to share theirs with us, now that these treaties are obviously no longer relevant :)