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Russia's 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade
- Investigators said the missile launcher came from Russia's 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade and had been transported across the Ukraine border from the western Russian city of Kursk, to which it was returned after MH17 was downed.
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As soon as evidence that a surface-to-air missile and not an air-to-air missile was used to down the Boeing, the Su-25 narrative was changed to one in which MH17 was shot down by a Buk launcher operated by the Ukrainian military.
Sep 16, 2024 · Malaysia Airlines flight 17 crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. All 298 people on board, most of whom were citizens of the Netherlands, died in the crash. A Dutch inquiry determined that the aircraft was shot down by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile.
- What Investigators Looked at
- Dutch Criminal Prosecution
- Putin’s Potential Involvement
- Can Russia Still Be Held Accountable?
On July 17 2014, flight MH17 was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine. All 298 people onboard were killed. This atrocity shocked the international community and raised many questions of legal responsibility that are still being grappled with today. One early response was the formation of the joint inv...
One important outcome of the team’s work was the prosecution of four separatist fighters in the Netherlands. Three of them – Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinskiy and Leonid Kharchenko – were found guiltylast year of bringing down the plane and murdering all 298 people onboard. Prosecutors did not allege the men had pressed the launch button for the missil...
The reportreleased this week by the MH17 investigation team focused on the crew members responsible for the missile launcher and those above them in the chain of command. While the investigators uncovered considerable information about the decision-making before the plane was shot down, the evidence was insufficient to prosecute further suspects. T...
While the investigation is now suspended, it could be revived in the future. Investigators said they are available to receive evidencefrom the Russian authorities or Russian witnesses, and that further information could lead to future prosecutions. Digna van Boetzelaer, deputy chief public prosecutor of The Netherlands, reflectedon what the team ha...
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Nov 17, 2022 · The missile launcher is said to have come from the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, a unit of the Russian armed forces based in the Russian city of Kursk and was driven back there after...
Nov 17, 2022 · Investigators said the missile launcher came from Russia's 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade and had been transported across the Ukraine border from the western Russian city of Kursk, to...
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Jul 18, 2014 · Speaking to the BBC on Friday morning, the Ukrainian ambassador to Nato said he was in no doubt the Buk launcher had come from Russia. Claiming their equipment was captured when it fact it was...
Feb 8, 2023 · The wreckage of MH17 was painstakingly reassembled in the Netherlands and later inspected as part of the trial. There are strong indications that Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to...
