Ukraine welcomes results of MH17 crash investigation

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on late Wednesday has welcomed the results of a preliminary investigation into the crash of the flight MH17 unveiled by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT).

"Thereby, we have solid proof of whom to blame for this dreadful crime and who bears full responsibility for the terrorist attack," Poroshenko was quoted as saying by his press service.

He has expressed Kiev's gratitude to the JIT investigators for the "independent and objective" determination of all circumstances of the incident.

Ukraine is ready to continue cooperation with the JIT to further investigate the crash and bring all of its perpetrators to justice, Poroshenko stressed.

Earlier on Wednesday, JIT, consisting of representatives of the Netherlands, Australia, Malaysia, Belgium and Ukraine, announced that the airplane had been hit by an anti-aircraft Buk missile from the territory in Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian insurgents.

The JIT said during an online press conference that it has managed to collect data, including tapped phone calls, pictures and video, proving that the Buk was brought to Ukraine from Russia and then transferred back after the missile launch.

Commenting on the results of the investigation, Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia considers it "biased and politically motivated" as Moscow was suspended from the investigative process.

The Boeing 777-200, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, went down on July 17, 2014, near Grabove village over the conflict zone in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. All 298 people on board died, most of them Dutch citizens. Endit