MOSCOW, July 18 (RAPSI) - Malasyia Airlines will dispatch its representatives to the Ukrainian eastern region of Donetsk to investigate the crash of Boeing 777, and will try to contact the rebels, according to the company's press release issued on Friday.

On July 17, Malasyia Airlines Boeing 777 carrying 283 passengers, including three children and 15 crew members, crashed in Donetsk while travelling through Ukrainian airspace. Flight controllers reported that the plane disappeared from radar screens while flying at an altitude of about 10,000 meters (some 33,000 feet).

An emergency session of the UN Security Council over the Ukrainian conflict was called in on Friday. The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Alexander Boroday, has traded accusations with Kiev saying it was responsible for downing the Malaysian airliner since local militia doesn’t have the required offensive capabilities.

He stressed that local defense forces are not capable of bringing down airliners that usually don’t go lower than 8,000 to 10,000 meters. Boroday said that missile systems at their disposal couldn’t launch a rocket higher than 2,500-3,000 meters.