Ukraine president rejects minister's resignation

The Ukrainian president is refusing to accept his defence minister's resignation.

Pressure is mounting on the Ukraine to take responsibility for the explosion of a Russian airliner.

It's thought it was one of their missiles which brought down the Tu-154, killing everyone on board.

The plane was carrying 66 passengers and 12 crew, when the airliner plunged 36,000ft into the Black Sea.

US and Russian investigators believe a Ukrainian S-200 missile mistakenly hit the plane during military exercises.

But President Leonid Kuchma has refused the resignation of his defence minister Oleksandr Kuzmuk, until anything is proven.