Quote Originally Posted by Gilrandir View Post

Anyway, blaming Ukraine has a false premise at the outset since Ukraine didn't need any anti-jet facilities as the separatists didn't (and still don't) have any planes at their disposal and Russia was too clever to openly use planes because such facts of involvement could never be denied.
It is impossible to say who fired the missile with certainty. It is more likely that the rebels did it, but I'm pretty sure it was mistake whoever did it.

Overall, the blame is on Ukraine because it didn't close that area off for civilian air traffic, regardless of who fired the actual missile.