By a Russian “Buk” missile, reportedly. Fingers being pointed at the pro-Russian separatists. Plane had 295 souls on board, all dead now.
BBC: Ukraine airliner ‘crash’ updates
CNN: Report: Malaysia Airlines flight crashes in Ukraine
The “Buk” missile is a substantial weapon, launched from an armored vehicle. Somewhat akin to the Patriot missile the Buk is capable of reaching aircraft at an altitude of 25 km… well above the 33,000 foot cruising altitude of the jetliner.
UPDATE: Below is a twitter feed showing a number of photos of wreckage on the ground. Be warned, though… some of the wreckage used to be alive. The fall from 33,000 feet, and especially that sudden stop at the end, does the human body no favors. So if Ogrish and Rotten were your websites of choice back in the day, here ya go (not directly linking because, well, if ya want it, what, are your fingers broke?)
https://twitter.com/MatevzNovak
This one might prove to be a bit heartbreaking for a few hundred families:
UPDATED update: Another interesting Twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/StateOfUkraine
UPDATED UPDATED update:
Oh, it’s on now:
