The village came to international attention as it became the site of much of the debris from the destruction of the aircraft for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 , which was shot down in the region on 17 July 2014 , killing all 298 on board . At the time , Hrabove was in the conflict zone of the ongoing Donbass insurgency , in an area controlled by pro-Russian rebel groups
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Hrabove, Donetsk Oblast