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Missile that downed MH17 plane came from Russian military


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UTRECHT (NETHERLANDS) - Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said Thursday for the first time that the missile which brought down the plane over eastern Ukraine originated from a Russian military brigade.

But Moscow quickly rejected the accusation, saying no such weapon had ever crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border.

The Joint Investigation Team "has come to the conclusion that the BUK-TELAR that shot down MH17 came from 53rd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade based in Kursk in Russia," top Dutch investigator Wilbert Paulissen said.

He told reporters gathered for a press conference in Utrecht that "the 53rd Brigade forms part of the Russian armed forces".

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The investigators had previously concluded that the plane was hit by a Russian-made BUK missile brought in from Russia and fired from territory in Ukraine held by Moscow-backed rebels. But they had stopped short of directly saying who pulled the trigger.

Now the team has painstakingly recreated the route taken by the missile convoy from Kursk towards the border into Ukraine using videos and photos.

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https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/1472093/missile-that-downed-mh17-plane-came-from-russian-military-investigators

 

 

 

 

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"But Moscow quickly rejected the accusation, saying no such weapon had ever crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border."

And of course we believe Moscow because they were  "was extremely strong and powerful in their denial"  apologies to the orange moron for this quote.

arf arf...

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