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Murder In The Sky: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

Reuters: Ukraine says MH17 crash probe points to Russia’s ‘direct involvement’

Published Sept. 28, 2016 at 5:08 pm

Members of a joint investigation team present the preliminary results of the criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 , in Nieuwegein, on September 28, 2016. Last year a separate inquiry led by the Dutch Safety Board (OVV) found the Boeing 777 was hit by a BUK missile fired from an area most likely in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists have been battling Ukrainian forces since early 2014. / AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND

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Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on Sept. 28 hailed the findings by international prosecutors into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine, saying it pointed to Russia’s “direct involvement” in the air crash that killed 298 people.

The airliner was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile launched from a village held by pro-Moscow rebels fighting Ukrainian government forces, the investigating team reported on Sept. 28.