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First, a surface-to-air missile system had been turned on in a separatist controlled area in eastern ukraine. a memo later, a u.s. satellite captured the heat signature of a midair explosion. >> we know within hours of this event, this particular system passed through two towns right in the vicinity of the shoot down. we know because we observed it by imagery that at the moment of the shoot down we detected a launch from that area and our trajectory shows that it went to the aircraft. >> reporter: the conclusion, a russian-supplied buk surface-to-air missile launcher shot down the flight. the ...

Fact, probably with russian stonewalling. how far can they go? >> jim, i think we have gone about as far as we're going to get right now. the russians are never going to confess to this, that they gave this weapons system, the sa-11 to ukrainian dissidents but this satellite photography, once you see this stuff, is really convincing. you can see where it originated, when it crossed the border. there has been pretty good coverage on eastern ukraine, all of the timing, you know, the intercepts, ukrainian intercepts are helpful but it's really the overhead where you can see this, the chain of eve...

Including germany, malaysia, we know exactly the place where s.a.m. were launched. we know exactly the place the civilian plane, the place where the plane crashed and all this territory is firmly controlled by russian-supported terrorists, and all this territory, this is only place where it can be reached, the plane by this type of surface-to-air missile and i think we should now speak about -- >> mr. president? >> yes. >> sorry to interrupt you, but the united states tells cnn that they are investigating the possibility that it was russian personnel who may have actually been manning this buk...

>> the conclusion? a russian-supplied buk or sa-11 surface-to-air missile launcher shot down the flight. the evidence? u.s. verified telephone intercepts concluded the separatists had an sa-11 system as early as monday, july 14th. and further evidence of a russian connectioning? u.s. intelligence has now identified a facility just across the border inside russia where rebel fighters have been trained on surface-to-air missile systems. so is there any chance it could have been a missile launcher owned by ukraine? the united states says no. ukraine has a similar system, but none were in that are...

Joining me now, senator dianne feinstein, chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee. senator thank you for joining us. >> you're welcome, candy. >> seems clear from intelligence from what the secretary of state said earlier, russian separatists used russian equipment, trained by russians to bring down a commercial jetliner. so are you satisfied at this point with the u.s. response? >> oh, i'm satisfied with everything john kerry said this morning. i think he outlined the case clearly. i think the intelligence is backing up the fact that this was a missile from an sa-11 buk launch e, that...