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Investigators from the Netherlands say they have discovered what look suspiciously like parts of a sophisticated surface-to-air 'Buk' missile system at the crash site in Ukraine where Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky in July 2014.
Now if this is true then the missile system could only have come from the Russian military who have been providing the Ukrainian separatists with support.
So no wonder President Putin used his country's veto at the United Nations to block an independent inquiry into the incident albeit with the result Russia looks more culpable than ever.
Because why would any country wish to stop a UN-led investigation from going ahead, if that country had nothing to hide?
MH17: Ukraine crash site 'yields Russian missile parts'
BBC Europe
Pro-Russian rebels control the area where the MH17 crashed
Fragments of a suspected Russian missile system have been found at the Flight MH17 crash site in Ukraine, investigators in the Netherlands say.
They say the parts, possibly from a Buk surface-to-air system, are "of particular interest" and could help show who was behind the crash.
But they say they have not proved their "causal connection" with the crash.
MH17 crashed on land held by Russian-backed rebels in July 2014, killing all 298 on board.
It had 283 passengers on board, including 80 children, and 15 crew members.
About two-thirds of those who died were Dutch nationals, with dozens of Malaysians and Australians among the rest.
Ukraine and many Western countries have accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down the Malaysian Airlines plane, saying they could have used a Buk missile system supplied by Russia.
Russia and the rebels deny any responsibility and say the Ukrainian military was to blame.
Fragments of a suspected Russian missile system have been found at the Flight MH17 crash site in Ukraine, investigators in the Netherlands say.
They say the parts, possibly from a Buk surface-to-air system, are "of particular interest" and could help show who was behind the crash.
But they say they have not proved their "causal connection" with the crash.
MH17 crashed on land held by Russian-backed rebels in July 2014, killing all 298 on board.
It had 283 passengers on board, including 80 children, and 15 crew members.
About two-thirds of those who died were Dutch nationals, with dozens of Malaysians and Australians among the rest.
Ukraine and many Western countries have accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down the Malaysian Airlines plane, saying they could have used a Buk missile system supplied by Russia.
Russia and the rebels deny any responsibility and say the Ukrainian military was to blame.
