An investigation into downed flight MH17 has found the powerful surface-to-air missile system that was used to shoot down the plane over Ukraine in July 2014, killing all 298 people on board, was trucked in from Russia and returned to Russia the same night.
The findings were released by investigators today at a press conference in the Netherlands.
The probe was headed by the Dutch prosecution service, but includes teams from Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine.
Investigators first met with relatives of the victims on Wednesday to discuss the results, before the press conference.
"Apart from wanting to know exactly what weapon was used and where it was fired from, we also want an answer as to where we go from here," Evert van Zijtveld, chairman of the foundation that supports families of MH17 victims, said.
"We want to see the perpetrators caught and put on trial," he said. Mr Zijtveld lost his 18-year-old son Robert-Jan and daughter Frederique, 19, in the tragedy.
He voiced frustration at the progress of the probe, saying "in any case, it doesn't seem that this problem can be solved by politicians."
"We hope the perpetrators will be caught soon. The last thing we want is to sit with a situation similar to Lockerbie," he said, referring to the bombing of a Pan Am jet over the Scottish town of Lockerbie 26 years ago in which 270 people were killed.
Last year a separate inquiry led by the Dutch Safety Board (OVV) found the Boeing 777 was hit by a BUK missile fired from an area most likely in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists have been battling Ukrainian forces since early 2014.
-With AFP
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