Investigators name three Russian, one Ukrainian nationals suspected in downing of MH17 flight
The Dutch-led group of international investigators who formed to examine the 2014 MH17 downing have named four suspects. Three are Russian nationals who they suspect reside in Russia, the other is a Ukrainian national who they suspect lives in eastern Ukraine, Euronews reported.
The Russian nationals have been named as Igor Vsevolodovich, Sergey Nikolayevich, Oleg Pulatov. The Ukrainian national has been named as Leonid Kharchenko. According to the report, each of the named are suspected to have "played a significant role in the killing of 298 civillians" said the prosecutors.
All of these were in eastern Ukraine on the night of the attack, said the spokesman for the investigators, who are from The Netherlands, where most of the victims of the incident were from.
The Netherlands have further said that Russia has not cooperated with their investigation procedures, and do not expect them to hand over any of their charged. Moscow say they do not trust the international investigation.