1.   A Defense Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the surface-to-air missile was fired from the Crimean region of Ukraine.

2.   A defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the land-based surface-to-air missile was fired from the Crimean region of Ukraine.

3.   A U.S. official said the missile was fired from a land-based launcher in the Crimean region of Ukraine.

4.   The fleet is based in Sevastopol, the main port in the Crimean region of southern Ukraine.

5.   The plane, en route from Israel to the Russian city of Novosibirsk, was hit by a Ukrainian missile fired during training exercises in the Crimean region.

6.   The U.S. official said the missile was fired from a land-based launcher in the Crimean region of Ukraine.

7.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin won agreement from Ukraine here Friday for the Sevastopol naval base in the Crimean region to remain in Russian hands.