Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752

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A year on, questions haunt Iran’s downing of Ukrainian plane

January 8, 2021Conflict & Justice

A year after Iran’s military mistakenly downed Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 with two surface-to-air missiles, the answers that have emerged from the disaster only seem to lead to more questions.

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