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Oleg Storchevoi, a deputy chief of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) appointed as a Russian representative to take part in an investigation into the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777's crash in Ukraine, has arrived in Kyiv along with a group of advisers, Rosaviation reported on July 31.

“Russian specialists intend to meet with head of the investigation commission Gijsbert Vogelaar and provide the investigation commission with all materials that the commission head earlier asked from the Russian side,” it said.

“The Russian mission will try to reach the Boeing 777’s crash site today and, along with the specialists from the international investigation commission, to analyze the condition of the aircraft’s elements on the spot,” Rosaviation said.

A group of Russian specialists will also be involved in other activities related to the investigation into the plane crash, in compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards and recommended practices, it said.

Storchevoi was appointed Russia’s authorized representative to take part in the investigation into the plane crash in the Donetsk region on July 27.

The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 crashed in the Donetsk region on July 17, killing all the 298 people aboard.