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Russian Soldiers Said Involved In Downing Of MH17 Airliner
Two weeks ago, the highly respected British open-source investigative team known as Bellingcat sent evidence to an international consortium of investigators in the Netherlands concerning the shoot-down of Malaysia flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine which killed all 298 aboard. Bellingcat had previously documented how a BUK anti-air missile system from Russia was brought into eastern Ukraine and then quickly removed after the MH17 airliner was downed. The new evidence reportedly implicates 20 Russian soldiers who were active members of the Second Battalion of the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade based in the area of Kursk, Russia. These Russian soldiers transported the BUK from Russia into eastern Ukraine in July 2014. Explicitly named is Dmitry T. (the commander of the Second Battalion) and nine lieutenants who were in charge of the BUK. These 20 soldiers undoubtedly know who fired the missile and if that individual is/was among their Russian BUK team. The Bellingcat evidence was handed over to the Dutch Public Prosecution Office and JIT investigators from the Netherlands, Belgium, Malaysia, Ukraine and Australia. A redacted report for the public will be published later this month.
It is HIGHLY UNLIKELY than Russia would allow Dutch/JIT investigators to interview any of these Russian soldiers. To insulate itself from a UN international criminal investigation, on 29 July 2015 Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution that would have set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine a year ago. Russia was the only country on the 15 member Security Council to veto the resolution.
Bellingcat has sent its BUK report/evidence to the Netherlands
Two weeks ago, the highly respected British open-source investigative team known as Bellingcat sent evidence to an international consortium of investigators in the Netherlands concerning the shoot-down of Malaysia flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine which killed all 298 aboard. Bellingcat had previously documented how a BUK anti-air missile system from Russia was brought into eastern Ukraine and then quickly removed after the MH17 airliner was downed. The new evidence reportedly implicates 20 Russian soldiers who were active members of the Second Battalion of the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade based in the area of Kursk, Russia. These Russian soldiers transported the BUK from Russia into eastern Ukraine in July 2014. Explicitly named is Dmitry T. (the commander of the Second Battalion) and nine lieutenants who were in charge of the BUK. These 20 soldiers undoubtedly know who fired the missile and if that individual is/was among their Russian BUK team. The Bellingcat evidence was handed over to the Dutch Public Prosecution Office and JIT investigators from the Netherlands, Belgium, Malaysia, Ukraine and Australia. A redacted report for the public will be published later this month.
It is HIGHLY UNLIKELY than Russia would allow Dutch/JIT investigators to interview any of these Russian soldiers. To insulate itself from a UN international criminal investigation, on 29 July 2015 Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution that would have set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine a year ago. Russia was the only country on the 15 member Security Council to veto the resolution.
Bellingcat has sent its BUK report/evidence to the Netherlands
