Interfax cites aviation industry source...Interfax is reporting that 280 passengers and 15 crew members were on board the Malaysian passenger airliner that has reportedly crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border. Reports of the crash are unconfirmed at this point.

Can anyone substantiate?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/MAS17

More: http://www.businessinsider.com/malay...-border-2014-7

EDIT: Meant to post this in the Other Asian Carriers forum...my apologies!