German authorities knew of the danger of flying over eastern Ukraine before flight Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down last July but failed to pass on the warning.
Murder In The Sky: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
Time: Germany failed to pass on warnings before plane was shot down over Ukraine

A person walks next to a crucifix partially destroyed by a shrapnel on a road on April 23, 2015 near the site where the bulk of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot out of the sky near the village of Grabove in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.