MH17 investigators find ‘possible’ BUK missile parts

Investigators probing the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said on Tuesday they had identified pieces that “possibly” come from a Russian-made BUK missile from eastern Ukraine, where the plane crashed.

International and Dutch investigators are probing “several parts, possibly originating from a BUK surface-air-missile system,” said a joint statement from prosecutors and the Dutch Safety Board (OVV).

“These parts have been secured during a previous <g data-gr-id="10">recovery-mission</g> in eastern Ukraine and are in possession of the criminal investigation team MH17 and the Dutch Safety Board,” it said. Flight MH17 was shot down on July 17 last year, killing all 298 people <g data-gr-id="11">on board</g> during heavy fighting between Kiev’s armed forces and pro-Russian separatists. Ukraine and many in the West have accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down the plane, saying they may have used a BUK missile supplied by Russia.