Almost a year after the plane crash that took place in Ukraine near the Russian border that killed 283 passengers and 15 crew members, United States officials confirmed that a Buk missile from a village in "Russian rebel controlled territory" is responsible for downing Malaysia Air Flight MH17. Though the investigative report was not yet released to the public and won't be made official until October, a copy of the report has been distributed to some agencies for review. These agencies include the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board who will be helping to finalize the result, according to The Inqisitr.
United States and Ukraine are positive that a missile system used was brought from Russia to Ukraine and was immediately brought back to Russia after the plane crash.
"It's pretty clear that this is a system that was transferred from Russia, There is an enormous amount of evidence," said John Kerry, secretary of state, according to ABC News.
But Russia is firm denying its responsibility over the incident and Russian President Vladimir Putin would not cooperate with the establishment of an international tribunal to handle the case.
"Given the targeted anti-Russian campaign, launched in view of the crisis in Ukraine and the catastrophe of MH17, one cannot even hope for the proposed tribunal to be impartial. The draft statute of the tribunal reveals that the objective of its formation is not to establish the real circumstances of the tragedy, but to corroborate a version of events which suits some states," said the Russian embassy in a written statement, according to ABC News.
Malaysia has now filed a drafted resolution to U.N. Security Council to prosecute those responsible for the crash. So far, they have gathered the support of Australia, Netherlands, Belgium and Ukraine.
Malaysian Airlines may also be held responsible for the plane crash for not considering alternative flight routes to bypass eastern Ukraine in the midst of a war, according to The Washington Times.
