BUNNIK, NETHERLANDS—Detailed analysis of video and photos has unequivocally established that the Buk missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine nearly four years ago came from a Russia-based military unit, an international team of investigators said Thursday. It is the clearest link yet published by the team of the involvement of Russian military in the deadly missile strike. Head prosecutor Fred Westerbeke speaks to reporters next to a part of the BUK rocket that was fired on the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014. Investigators also displayed parts of the engine casing and exhaust system of a Buk 9M38 series missile recovered from eastern Ukraine and showed photos of a unique serial number on the missile. Team members said that careful analysis of video and photos from social media traced the journey of the Russian missile convoy into Ukraine and identified the missile launcher system.

Source: thestar May 24, 2018 12:45 UTC