The state-controlled Channel One TV broadcast what appeared to be a satellite photo of a passenger plane and a jet fighter in the skies above Donetsk.
It said in the report, the image, which was provided by an unnamed source, was allegedly taken the moment the Ukrainian MIG-29 fighter jet fired a missile at MH17.
It was claimed the image was taken from a British or US satellite.
The latest claims contradicts earlier reports that said the plane had been shot down by surface-to-air missiles allegedly owned by pro-Russian separatists.
Channel One TV went on to say that Russia has proof that a crime was committed by certain parties who deliberately wanted to shoot the plane.
But shortly after the broadcast, many took to the web and attacked the claims, saying the images were fake.
War correspondent Tyler Rogoway wrote on Foxtrot Alpha, that "the image is totally bogus and is an embarrassment to Russia’s quasi-state run media."
He added that there were many issues with its authenticity especially its source and it appears to have been taken some 50 kilometres from where MH17 actually went down.
Flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down in eastern Ukraine on July 17, killing all 293 passengers and crew members on board.
