Dutch investigators find Malaysian jet was downed by missile 'from rebel-controlled Ukraine'

A Dutch-led probe has found that the missile that downed a Malaysian jet, killing 298, was fired from an area controlled by Ukraine rebels, according to relatives of the victims.

Relatives of victims of the MH17 tragedy have been told that a Dutch-led investigation found proof that a mobile Buk missile launcher had been moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia at the time.

Hans de Borst, whose 17-year-old daughter was among the 298 people that perished when the Malaysia Airlines flight was downed, said he and other family members were briefed privately on Wednesday morning before a news conference scheduled to announce the preliminary results of a Dutch-led investigation into the causes of the disaster.