MH17 was shot down by a Ukrainian Buk missile

The argument

In 2015, Almaz-Antey, a Russian weapons manufacturer, held a press conference stating that the Buk SAM missile involved in taking down MH17 wasn’t being used by Russia at the time, but was being used by Ukraine. Almaz-Antey also claimed that the missile launch site was in Ukrainian held territory at the time. Russian media also released satellite photos displaying that one of Ukraines Buk missile launchers was not at their military base on the day of the crash.

Premises

Counter-arguments

Many of the claims made by those who believe that a Ukrainian Buk missile fired on MH17 can be refuted. For instance, both of Almaz-Antey's claims can be contradicted as the launch site that they claimed was Ukrainian held was actually Russian held at the time. Also, A picture of Russia's president, Vladimir Putin was taken less than a year before the crash of Putin infront of the same Buk SAM missile that Almaz-Antey claimed Russia no longer used. Also, the satellite images of the missing Buk missile was proven to be fake as multiple other satellite images from other companies have come out showing the Ukrainian Buk to be at the base on the day of the crash.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P1] The manufacturer's identification is not independent of the dispute: Almaz-Antey is a Russian state weapons producer speaking to its own product's role, and the claim that the variant had been withdrawn from Russian service is contradicted by imagery of the Russian president standing in front of the same Buk system less than a year before the crash. [Rejecting P2] Both halves of the launch-site premise are contested on the record: the site the presentation placed in Ukrainian hands was under separatist and Russian control at the time, and the satellite photographs said to show the Ukrainian launcher absent from its base are answered by imagery from other commercial providers showing that launcher in place on the day of the crash.