‘Russian made missile’ downed ill-fated Malaysian airline, prosecutors say

A report by international prosecutors reveals that the ill-fated Malaysian MH17 airliner which was downed in eastern Ukraine was shot down by a Russian-made Buk missile launched from a village held by rebels supported by Moscow fighting Ukrainian government forces.

The revelation by international prosecutors now challenges Russia’s suggestion that Malaysia Airlines flight 17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in July 2014, was brought down by the Ukrainian military killing 298 people on board, most of them Dutch citizens.

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“The investigators made it very clear that what they’ve made public to us is really only the tip of the iceberg because they need to keep a lot of this material in reserve for what they hope will be a criminal investigation, possibly they will bring charges of murder – and possibly even charges of war crimes,” said Al Jazeera’s Neave Barker, reporting from the Dutch city of Nieuwegein where the report was released.

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