Missile that downed MH17 came from Russian military: Joint Investigation Team

Remains of the missile that hit the plane. Pic/AFP

Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said yesterday for the first time that the missile, which shot down the plane over Ukraine travelled from a Russian military brigade.

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. However, Moscow said no Russian missile was involved in the plane crash.

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