Last MH17 victims may never be recovered, Ukraine official says

As five more coffins were flown out of Ukraine, the country’s foreign minister says that there’s a chance the remaining nine victims won’t be recovered. Investigators still hoped to recover the wreckage of the downed jet—struck by a missile on July 17, killing all 298 aboard—but could not say when that would be as the security situation remains volatile. Ukraine and the West say the Boeing 777 was shot down by separatist fighters using a BUK surface-to-air missile supplied by Russia, but Moscow strongly denies the charges, pointing the finger at Kiev.

We cannot say at this moment in any certain way… at what moment, and even if, we can recover the last nine

Bert Koenders, Ukraine Foreign Minister

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