Ukraine's Defence Minister says a military plane has been shot down along the country's eastern border with Russia.
Rebels in conflict-wracked eastern Ukraine claimed responsibility for downing the Antonov-26, but Defence Minister Valeriy Heletey said the rocket may have been fired from Russia.
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Heletey said the plane was flying at an altitude too high to be reached by the weapons used by the separatist pro-Russia rebels who are fighting government troops.
Authorities say plane may have been carrying around 20 people.
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