![Kiev deployed powerful surface-to-air missile systems to E. Ukraine ahead of the Malaysian plane crash Kiev deployed powerful surface-to-air missile systems to E. Ukraine ahead of the Malaysian plane crash](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/9.si_-310x168.jpg)
The Ukrainian military reportedly deployed a battery of Buk surface-to-air missile systems, capable of bringing down high-flying jets, to the Donetsk region the day before the Malaysian passenger plane crashed in the area. Itar-Tass and Interfax news agencies are citing a source familiar with the issue, who said that another battery of Buk systems is currently being prepared for shipment to Donetsk region from the Ukrainian city of Kharkov.