article_snippet.sent: MH17 was shot down over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on July 17, and all 298 aboard were killed.
article_snippet.sent: German foreign ministry cables sent on July 15, cited an incident from the day before when a Ukrainian air force plane was shot down at around 20,000 feet over rebel-held territory.
article_snippet.sent: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on July 17 last year, and all 298 aboard were killed . '
article_snippet.sent: down by a surface-to-air BUK missile fired from an area held by . pro-Russian forces.
highlights_snippet.sent: Diplomatic cables refer to Ukrainian air force plane shot down on July 14 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Airlines's flight MH17 was shot down on July 17 last year .