MH17 disaster: Russians operated Buk missile launcher seen near crash site, eyewitnesses tell UK media

Updated September 9 2014 - 3:13pm, first published 2:21pm
A truck the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said was carrying a Buk missile launcher, apparently minus one of its missiles, heading to the Ukrainian city of Krasnodon after the July 17 crash. Photo: AP/Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
A truck the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said was carrying a Buk missile launcher, apparently minus one of its missiles, heading to the Ukrainian city of Krasnodon after the July 17 crash. Photo: AP/Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
Australian and Dutch police walk across a field during their search last month for remains of victims of MH17. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian and Dutch police walk across a field during their search last month for remains of victims of MH17. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Russians operated the Buk missile launcher seen near the area where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down, eyewitnesses have told UK media.

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