Russia says MH17 investigation conclusions are "extremely political" & its Buk missiles "never shot down" the plane

International prosecutors say Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over eastern Ukraine in 2014 by a Buk missile that had come from Russia.

They also narrowed down the area it was fired from to a field in territory controlled by Russian-backed rebels.

All 298 people on board the Boeing 777 died when it broke apart in mid-air flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

Russia says it cannot accept the findings as the final truth, saying no Russian weapons were taken to Ukraine .... http://www.bbc.com

Buk missile producer: JIT probe lacks tech proof, experiments showed MH17 downed from Kiev-held area

Buk missile producer Almaz-Antey has told RIA Novosti that three of its experiments showed flight MH17 was downed from Kiev-controlled territory. The body adds that international investigators lack technical proof for their theory presented on Wednesday.

According to Mikhail Malyshevsky, an adviser to the chief designer of Almaz-Antey, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was brought down from the village of Zaroshenskoye, which was controlled by the Ukrainian Army at the time of the crash.

“To date, we conducted three experiments that confirm the version that the Malaysian Boeing was shot down by a missile from the direction of the village of Zaroshenskoye,” Malyshevsky told RIA Novosti ahead of the press conference .... https://www.rt.com

Dutch Report: MH17 downed by Russian-made missile

The Dutch Safety Board said Tuesday that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which went down a year ago near the Russia-Ukraine border, was destroyed by a Russian missile.

The plane was hit by a Russian-made 9M38 Buk missile, investigators concluded in the report. The missile hit the front left part of the plane, which broke off entirely.

The Dutch Safety Board said airspace over the area should have been closed .... http://www.upi.com

Russia Rejects Dutch Result of MH17 Investigation

Dutch investigators of the Malaysian MH17 plane crash have repeatedly refused to cooperate with Russian experts, a Kremlin spokesman said Monday.

The spokesman also said that the investigators had ignored for unknown reasons some facts about the crash provided by Moscow

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday that there had been "an obvious attempt to draw a biased conclusion, and carry out political orders," according to Russian news agencies.

the Russian state-controlled manufacturer of Buk missiles said its own investigation contradicts the Dutch report's conclusions .... http://news.xinhuanet.com

NATO's Australian Balistics Expert Dr Stephan Fruehling Proved to Be a Fake

So in conclusion ‘Dr’ Fruehling is neither an Australia, a properly qualified academic or a ballistic specialist, he is paid Australia and NATO government policy writer whose statements in the Sydney Morning Herald article published in June 2014 only prove that the Ukraine Army can be the only force capable of shot a BUK missile at MH17.

For the record I wish to state that it is my personal opinion that MH17 was hit with both a BUK missile and from a missile fired from a Ukraine Air Force jet. I eagerly await the outcome of the Dutch Investigation Committee into the MH17 disaster and wish to thank them for taking the time to consult me on my opinion on the MH17 disaster .... http://www.liveleak.com

MH17 Most Likely Shot Down by Air-to-Air Missile

The Russian Investigative Committee has data suggesting that the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was most likely brought down by an air-to-air missile produced outside of Russia, committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing all 298 people on board.

“Regarding the priority version, we have data, including the one based on the results of examinations, [that suggests that] the plane was shot down by an air-to-air missile… Moreover, experts believe that they have established the type of missile and this is not a Russian-made missile,” Markin said.

The data that the Russian Investigative Committee possesses, confirms the testimony of Evgeniy Agapov, a witness from Ukraine who served as a mechanic in the First Squadron Brigade of Tactical Aviation of the Ukrainian Air Force, he added .... http://sputniknews.com

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More remains of human bodies found at site of MH17 crash in Ukraine

Remains of more human bodies have been found at the site of last year's crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, the chief of the international investigating mission, Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, said on Thursday.

In addition, the search experts were approached by several local residents who handed personal belongings of the jet's passengers to them.

Aaldersberg clarified that the belongings were items of jewelry.

Dutch forensic specialists have established identities of 296 out of the 298 persons who died in the July 17, 2014, crash. The searchers hope to find the remains of another two persons now .... http://tass.ru

Pictured: The Ukrainian pilot pro-Russian rebels accuse of downing MH17, killing all 298 victims on board

This is the first picture of the Ukrainian air force pilot alleged by pro-Russian rebels to have been the ‘executioner’ of the 298 victims on board doomed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17.

The Russian Investigative Committee – equivalent of the FBI – is calling for Captain Vladislav Voloshin to take a lie-detector test and face formal questioning, asserting there is compelling evidence against him which should be considered by the Dutch-led official probe.

Believed to be in his late 20s, he was named by stems from a ‘secret witness’ at his Dnipropetrovsk air base who says the pilot took off in his Su-17 combat jet on 17 July last year armed with air-to-air missiles .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Russia ready to share evidence regarding MH17 crash with international investigation

MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. Russia’s Investigative Committee (IC) is prepared to share newly-discovered evidence regarding last summer’s Malaysian Boeing disaster in Ukraine with the international panel of inquiry, IC spokesman Vladimir Markin has told TASS.

“The Investigative Committee will continue to gather and analyze information about the disaster. If the international panel of inquiry probing into the case is really interested in establishing the truth and if it contacts us, we shall be prepared to share all evidence we have at our disposal,” Markin said.

The Ukrainian soldier who gave evidence on the crash of the Boeing passenger plane (Flight MH17) of Malaysia Airlines over eastern Ukraine is entitled to the witness protection program, Markin told TASS on Wednesday .... http://itar-tass.com

MH17 witness emerges, claims Ukrainian jet brought down Boeing

Russia’s Investigative Committee is investigating a Russian newspaper report alleging that a Ukrainian military jet shot down Malaysian Airlines passenger plane MH17 over the rebel-held eastern part of the country last summer.

Ukrainian Combat Jet Returned Without Missiles After MH17 Crash: Reports

A Ukrainian air force Su-25 combat jet took off from an airbase in eastern Dnipropetrovsk carrying air-to-air missiles and returned without them on the day the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper reports, citing an airbase employee.

MOSCOW, December 23 (Sputnik) – A Ukrainian air force Su-25 combat jet took off from an airbase in eastern Dnipropetrovsk carrying air-to-air missiles and returned without them on the day a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in eastern Ukraine in July, Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper reported, citing an airbase employee.

The employee, who claims to be an eyewitness, said on July 17 that three Ukrainian combat jets took off, and that one of them, an Su-25, was carrying air-to-air missiles.

“After a while only one jet [of the three] returned, which had had those missiles… It returned without the missiles. The pilot was very frightened,” the man said. The employee stressed that only the returned Su-25 had been equipped with air-to-air missiles, and said he was sure it was not air-to-ground missiles .... http://sputniknews.com

Alternative Media and the MH17 JIT Reversal

After weeks of protests and growing suspicion, Dutch authorities overseeing the investigation of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have finally included Malaysia as a member of its Joint Investigation Team (JIT).

Malaysia had made it clear it was immensely displeased with its inexplicable exclusion from JIT formed after the downing of MH17 over eastern Ukraine. Including NATO members (Belgium and the Netherlands), a defacto NATO collaborator (Australia) and a potential culprit in the air disaster (Ukraine), Malaysia’s exclusion looked to be a part of an ongoing cover-up amid a larger attempt to use the disaster to frame Russia and advance NATO’s agenda in Eastern Europe .... http://journal-neo.org

MH17 ‘was shot down in botched bid to assassinate PUTIN’: Pro-Kremlin media names Ukrainian air force pilot who they allege downed craft

A Russian newspaper has made a series of outlandish claims regarding the MH17 disaster, including that the plane was shot down in a botched bid by the Ukrainian air force to assassinate Vladimir Putin on the orders of a billionaire oligarch.

Pro-Kremlin outlets have long blamed MH17 on Ukraine, and have now taken it one step further and named a Ukranian army pilot they say is guilty of shooting down the plane.

A Russian newspaper and TV station claim oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi believed Putin would fly the route in his private jet, and ordered that the Russian President be assassinated by the Ukranian army .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk

MH17: Malaysia’s Barring from Investigation Reeks of Cover-up

It was a Malaysian jet, carrying Malaysian passengers, flown by Malaysian pilots, yet after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in July 2014, Malaysia has been systematically blocked from participating in the investigation, leaving an overwhelmingly pro-NATO bloc in charge of the evidence, investigation and outcome as well as the manner in which the investigation will be carried out.

Despite the integral role Malaysia has played during several pivotal moments in the aftermath of the disaster, it appears that the closer to the truth the investigation should be getting, the further Malaysia itself is being pushed from both the evidence and any influence it has on the likely conclusions of the investigation .... http://landdestroyer.blogspot.co.uk

Obama Refuses to Update the Record on MH17

Obama knows that US intelligence analysis of MH17 has moved away from suspicion of Russian involvement, but continues to infer that Moscow is responsible .... http://russia-insider.com

Shocking amateur footage shows MH17 crash aftermath (VIDEO)

A new amateur video has surfaced showing the horrific aftermath of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine, which killed all 298 people on board in July.

The cellphone footage was shot on July 17 in a field in the village of Hrabove, just minutes after the plane crashed.

Shocked residents can be seen descending on the scene as a massive pillar of black smoke fills the sky .... http://rt.com

MH17 Evidence: Air Controller's Data Backs Claims Flight Was Shot Down from Air

The data “came from an air traffic control center in Rostov,” Melnichenko said, declining to reveal which one and whether it was civilian or military. He assured that “we have full trust in the sources, which helped us make it available to the public.”

“The data clearly shows that at the moment of the crash and after it there were planes moving north of the Boeing course. Most likely, they were military, because the spots are very close to each other. The conclusion is that there were either one or two aircraft there,” Melnichenko told the daily .... https://www.youtube.com

Putin to Australian PM: Russia Hopes All MH17 Crash Data Will Go Public

Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott that Russia hopes all information about the crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine will be made public, Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

“The plane [crash] issue was the focus of their brief conversation. Indeed, Abbott spoke about various info from various sources that the Australian side has,” Peskov said. “In response, Putin said that Russia has provided all its information [about the disaster], and hopes that other information that other countries claim they have will also be available to the public.” .... http://www.sputniknews.com

Putin Blames Ukraine For Obstructing Flight MH17 Inquiry

BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine's government of interfering with the investigation into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet in July that killed 298 people.

Independent investigators have had little access to the wreckage of flight MH17 in territory in eastern Ukraine in the hands of pro-Russian separatists fighting Ukrainian government forces.

Putin made the comments in talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific conference in China .... http://www.huffingtonpost.com

MH17 might have been shot down from air – chief Dutch investigator

The chief Dutch prosecutor investigating the MH17 downing in eastern Ukraine does not exclude the possibility that the aircraft might have been shot down from air, Der Spiegel reported. Intelligence to support this was presented by Moscow in July.

The chief investigator with the Dutch National Prosecutors’ Office Fred Westerbeke said in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel published on Monday that his team is open to the theory that another plane shot down the Malaysian airliner .... http://rt.com

MH17 might have been shot down from air – chief Dutch investigator

The chief Dutch prosecutor investigating the MH17 downing in eastern Ukraine does not exclude the possibility that the aircraft might have been shot down from air, Der Spiegel reported. Intelligence to support this was presented by Moscow in July.

The chief investigator with the Dutch National Prosecutors' Office Fred Westerbeke said in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel published on Monday that his team is open to the theory that another plane shot down the Malaysian airliner .... http://rt.com