Flight MH17 that flew in the skies over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 was shot down by a missile from a Russian military base.
This was established by investigators working on the international investigation into the accident of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that exploded in the air, killing about 300 passengers and 15 crew members. The investigating team came to the conclusion that the Buk-Telar (missile system) that hit MH17 came from the 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade stationed in Kursk in Russia ”. This was reported by the head of the working group, the Dutch Wilbert Paulissen.
Already in September 2016, the Dutch prosecutor had stated that the missile had been supplied by the Russians through a Buk system from an area at the time controlled by the pro-Russian rebels of the Donbass. The plane had left Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down in a conflict zone in the Donbass region, the scene of clashes between pro-Russian separatists and government forces. All 298 people on board were killed. In 2016, Dutch investigators announced they had evidence that the Buk system involved in the incident had crossed the border into Ukraine from Russia, only to return after the plane was shot down. Authorities, who held a press conference, claim they now have "compelling legal evidence to be brought before a court" that the Buk system in question was in the possession of the 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade stationed in Kursk. in western Russia. Previously, investigative site Bellingcat had pointed the finger at precisely the same brigade, using open-source information. Russia has always denied its involvement and the state media have spread numerous theories over the past four years about how Ukraine was responsible for the tragedy. Moscow used its UN veto right to avoid the creation of an international court that would determine responsibility for the incident.
The reaction of Moscow
"This is an old story, even at the time in 2014 thrown into the mouth of information": this is how Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's permanent representative to the European Union, dismissed the results of the international investigation into the flight down MH17 of Malaysia Airlines. Russia has always rejected allegations of involvement in the plane crash, which then triggered harsh economic sanctions against Moscow by the international community.