Malaysian Airlines MH17 has been shot down while flying over Ukraine. Flight MH17 left Amsterdam and was flying to Kuala Lumpur when it disappeared from the radar as it flew over Ukraine. The plane was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members.
This map shows the flight path of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 which crashed in Eastern Ukraine.
Now the Ukrainian Government and the pro-Russian rebels who have been fighting in the region have all said they didn't shoot it down.
At least one New Zealander may have been on board with most of the passengers coming from the Netherlands.
