Flight MH17: Mapping the Malaysia Airlines flight path, crash scene

Malaysia Airlines confirmed Thursday that it had lost contact with flight MH17, which was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. The last contact the airline had with the plane was over Ukrainian airspace, the company said.

Malaysia Airlines confirmed Thursday that it had lost contact with flight MH17, which was carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. The last contact the airline had with the plane was over Ukrainian airspace, the company said.

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian official said Thursday that a passenger plane was shot down near a rebel-held village in eastern Ukraine. The Donetsk region government said a plane crashed Thursday near the village of Grabovo, which it says is currently under the control of pro-Russian separatists. Both the Ukrainian government and pro-Russia separatists denied any responsibility.

Here is an interactive map showing what we know about flight MH17 so far. Click on each of the points in the legend to read more details.

Click here for a bigger map.

The map marker icon used in this map was created by Venkatesh Aiyulu from The Noun Project and is being used under a creative commons licence.