Russia ‘has proof’ missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was from Ukraine
Moscow’s military records apparently show the weapon was moved to western Ukraine in 1986
The Russian military said on Monday that the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, killing all 298 people on board, came from the arsenals of the Ukrainian army, not from Russia.
The jet was shot down by a Soviet-made missile over rebel-held eastern Ukraine in July 2014, about 40km (25 miles) from the Russian border, where fighting had been raging for months between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists.
The Netherlands and Australia claimed in May the missile was moved to Ukraine from a military unit in the Russian city of Kursk.
Russia has denied involvement and has over the years come up with various theories as to the cause of the crash, generally laying the blame on Kiev.