Russia intensifies search for missing plane - China.org.cn

Russia has stepped up its search for an An-26 military transport aircraft that disappeared from radar earlier on Wednesday.

Rescuers start recovering bodies of An-26 crash victims — governor - TASS

Rescuers have located several bodies of the An-26 plane crash victims, Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov told TASS on Wednesday.

Rebel site suggests insurgents shot down Malaysia plane by mistake

KIEV: A social media site attributed to a top Ukrainian rebel commander said the insurgents had shot down an army transporter at the location where a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed on Thursday near the Russian border.
The comments by the top military commander of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" suggest the separatists had shot down the Malaysia Airlines plane by mistake, believing it was a large Ukrainian army transport plane.
"We just downed an An-26*** near Torez. It is down near the Progress mine," said the VK page attributed to Igor Strelkov, which is frequently quoted by Ukrainian media.
The rebels shot down another An-26 in rebel-held eastern Ukraine on June 14, killing 49 government servicemen.