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MH17: Investigators Conclude Russia-Backed Missile Downed Malaysia Airlines Flight


A Russia-supplied missile brought down Malaysian passenger liner MH17 above Ukraine in 2014, international investigators told the families of the victims Wednesday, Dutch broadcaster Nos reported.

According to investigators, the missile was fired from the village of Pervomaisk in eastern Ukraine, which was held by Russia-backed fighters at the time. The majority of the passengers on board were Dutch.

Prosecutors from Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine are part of the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) preparing evidence for a possible criminal trial.

Its verdict supports the long-held view of the Ukraine government and its Western partners that Russia was responsible for …read more

Source: Newsweek

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