MH17 Ukraine disaster: Report names suspected Russian soldiers

A UK-based online investigative team says it has identified Russian soldiers who were likely involved in the shooting down of a Malaysian plane. In a report, the Bellingcat team links personnel from the 2nd Battalion of the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade to the tragedy in eastern Ukraine in 2014. A Dutch report last year said […]

A UK-based online investigative team says it has identified Russian soldiers who were likely involved in the shooting down of a Malaysian plane.
In a report, the Bellingcat team links personnel from the 2nd Battalion of the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade to the tragedy in eastern Ukraine in 2014.
A Dutch report last year said the plane was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile.
The West and Ukraine say pro-Russian rebels brought down Flight MH17, but Moscow blames Ukrainian forces.
All 298 people people on board the Boeing 777 – which was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur – died in the disaster on 17 July 2014. The majority of the victims were Dutch nationals.