News on MH17 in 2014
This page will cover the news on MH17 published till December 2014. I will do my best to catch up back into the history.
See this post for all the news in 2015!
December 30
Ukraine to test MH17 crash witness on polygraph (Itar-Tass)
December 25
‘We moesten eerst vertrouwen van Oekraïners winnen’. Aaldersberg is niet in Oekraine geweest (NOS)
Donetsk Leader Says Witnessed Downing of MH17 Plane in Eastern Ukraine (Sputniknews)
Su-25 Pilot Allegedly Behind MH17 Downing Not on Duty on July 17: Kiev (Sputniknews)
December 24
Russland nennt Zeugen für MH17-Abschuss (n-tv)
MH17: Russia reveals ‘witness’ who blames Ukraine pilot (BBC)
December 23
Russia to probe media reports that Ukraine military shot down MH17 (RT)
Ukrainian Combat Jet Returned Without Missiles After MH17 Crash: Reports (Sputniknews)
‘Foto’s RTL niet de sleutel, wel extra bewijs’ (NOS)
December 22
Ooggetuige MH17: ‘Mijn doel is rechtvaardigheid’ (RTL)
Hoe onderzocht RTL Nieuws de nieuwe MH17-foto’s? (RTL)
Foto’s en ooggetuige: raket uit separatistengebied haalde MH17 neer (RTL)
December 21
Burgemeester: Dorpeling vond afgelopen week voet op rampplek (RTL)
December 20
Hoe gaan MH17-nabestaanden met onzekerheid om? (RTL)
Russian ambassador to Malaysia casts doubts on MH17 probe (Daily Express)
‘Bij succesvol onderzoek: grote kans dader MH17 voor rechter’ (RTL)
Groep nabestaanden MH17 gefrustreerd over gebrekkige informatie / Group of relatives of victims frustrated about lack of information (RTL)
Video interview with Fred Westerbeke, prosecutor. He talks about death penalty, the amount of evidence, the progress of the investigation (NOS)
Metal Objects in MH17 Crash Victims Bodies Can Be Missile Fragments: Kiev (Sputniknews)
OM zet wél alles op alles voor MH17′ interview with Dutch prosecutor (Telegraaf)
December 19
SBU: Bodies of MH17 victims ‘contain missile fragments’ (charter97)
‘Geen satellietbeelden van neerschieten MH17’ / satellite images showing missile do not exist (nrc.nl)
Hoofd repatriëringsmissie MH17: Dit was geen klus om ‘nee’ tegen te zeggen (Aaldersberg) nu.nl
Dutch prosecutor had much, much more evidence than media knows. Many eyewitnesses have been interviewed. (nos.nl)
MH17 was not only downed by missile but also bomb on board (KP.ru)
Experts from Russia, other countries to get access to MH17 jet fragments — diplomat (ITAR Tass)
Identificatieproces MH17 duurt nog maanden (NOS)
Onderzoek ‘brandplekken’ MH17 duurt nog paar weken (NU.nl)
Antwoorden vragen Han ten Broeke (HaraldDoornbos)
MH17 verhaal http://www.digiverhaal.nl/
‘Satellietbeelden zijn niet de smoking gun in MH17-onderzoek’ (BNR) Satellit images are not the smoking gun
Pieces found in bodies of passengers are not of plane but believed to be of a missile. Investigation focus on both air to air and surface to air missile. (rbc.ua)
December 18
Antwoord op vragen van het lid Ten Broeke over de stand van zaken rondom de rampplek MH17 (2e kamer)
VS geeft Nederland geheime MH17-data (NOS)
US official says American data on MH17 handed to Dutch investigators (Itar Tass)
MH17: hundreds of human remains still unidentified (The Guardian)
Zoektocht crashsite MH17 gaat na winter verder (RTL)
December 17
Seeking the truth over MH17 (The Star Malaysia)
December 16
Human remains found in MH17 wreckage in the Netherlands (AD)
Hangar vliegbasis Gilze-Rijen met wrakstukken MH17 gaat voorlopig op slot (BN de Stem)
Dutch TV Een Vandaag went to the crashsite and interviewed the lady who found a body in her home. (EenVandaag)
Ukraine crewmember of BUK tells his experience. Video has english subtitles (LiveLeak)
December 15
MH17: Malaysia awaits Eurojust agreement (New Strait Times)
December 13
Almost 6 months after #MH17 crashed still personal belongings are found. Belgium TV news item (VTM)
‘We hebben beelden van het afvuren van raket MH17’ (AD)
Ukraine president Poroshenko tv interview: “we have satellite photo of SAM launch from occupid area”. At 3:30 (ABC)
MH17 investigation: Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko promises quick resolution (Guardian)
Malaysia Will Take Part in Reconstruction of MH17 Wreckage in Netherlands (Sputniknews)
Maleisië helpt met reconstructie MH17 (Telegraaf)
December 12
Kiev to propose publication of results of first stage of Malaysian Boeing crash inquiry – SBU (Interfax)
MH17: ‘Nederland sprak wel met de rebellen’ (Eindhovens Dagblad)
MH17 wreckage should return to Malaysia: Former Malaysian PM (OneIndia)
Poroshenko and Abbott: MH17 shot down by Russian Buk-M missile (Unian.info)
December 11
Interview with Cossak leader Nikolai Kozitsin. He admits his people shot down ’11 planes, 12 helicopters, 6 cargo aircraft. But not MH17.’
December 9
Afspraken MH17 met separatisten Oekraïne openbaar (RTL)
Dutch govt defends handling of Ukraine crash probe (AP)
Dutch Authorities Turn Down Request for UN Probe Into MH17 Disaster: Agency (Sputniknews)
Dutch reject MH17 relatives’ request for U.N.-led crash inquiry (DailyMail)
Many photos of MH17 wrackage left behind at the crash site. Photos taken by journalist Harold Doornbos
Interesting post revealing the identity of the poster of that fake satellite photo.
BEGELEIDERS TRANSPORT MH17-WRAKSTUKKEN ERG ONDER DE INDRUK VAN TRANSPORT (RTVOost)
‘Raket ontplofte op 15 meter van cockpit MH17’ (NOS)
December 8
Eurocontrol ontkent aandringen op sluiting Oekraïens luchtruim (NU.nl)
nt aandringen op sluiting Oekraïens luchtruim
December 7
Ukraine ignored warning to close Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 airspace before tragedy (The Australian)
Ukraine Ignored Warning To Close Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Airspace Before Tragedy (Malaysian Digest)
December 6
Archos radio on closure Ukraine airspace. Starts at minute 38 (dutch)
December 5
Angry families of MH17 crash victims seek U.N. investigation (Reuters)
‘Nederland heeft onderzoek MH17 volledig verpest’ (AD, Parool, Volkskrant)
December 3
‘Luchtruim Oost-Oekraïne had dicht gemoeten’ (NOS)
Luftraum hätte für MH17 gesperrt werden müssen (Tagesschau)
Schwere Vorwürfe gegen ukrainische Flugsicherung
December 2
Russen bezorgd over onbelangrijke wrakstukken MH17 (Nu.nl)
Wreck of doomed flight MH17 on final journey from Ukraine to air base hangar in the Netherlands where it will be piece together (News.com.au)
Maleisië volwaardig lid onderzoeksteam MH17 (NOS)
December 1
VERSLAG VAN EEN ALGEMEEN OVERLEG Vastgesteld 28 november 2014 (officiele bekendmakingen)
Malaysia Accepted As Full Member Of MH17 Joint Investigation Team (Bernama)
Regels vertragen uitbetalen van voorschot MH17-schade (AD)
MH17: Wreckage to be reassembled at military base in Netherlands for investigation (ABC.net.au)
Malaysia made full member of MH17 criminal probe team(Malayonline)
‘MH17-onderzoek klaar in 2016’ (Spitsnieuws)
November 28
Vragen van de leden Omtzigt (CDA) en Sjoerdsma (D66) aan de Ministers van Buitenlandse Zaken en van Veiligheid en Justitie over het onderzoek naar de MH17 (ingezonden 28 november 2014). (Tweedekamer.nl)
November 27
Reactie op WOB aanvraag RTL uitgesteld met 4 weken (Twitter)
Dutch member of Parliament ask questions on the recovery of wreckage. Vragen over de stand van zaken rondom de MH17-rampplek (Hantenbroeke)
November 26
MH17: een doodlopend onderzoek? (RTL Nieuws)
Vetorecht Oekraïne in strafonderzoek MH17 (RTL Nieuws)
November 25
Elliot Higins presentation on Google Ideas about this research on MH17
“How MH17 crashed” – documentary by Andrey Karaulov (Novorussia)
Reconstructie van rampvliegtuig MH17 mogelijk in Eindhoven (Eindhovens Dagblad)
MH17 tragedy probe may take at least a year: Hamzah (Channel Newsasia)
‘Onderzoek Duitsland naar ramp MH17 is onzin’ (Telegraaf)
November 24
Ermittler zu MH17-Absturz “Haben Hinweise, dass die BND-Theorie stinkt” (Stern) Interview with German private detective who offers Euro 47 milion for those who can tell about MH17
Geen aanwijzing voor aanslag op Koenders in Oekraïne (RTL)
Vrijwilligers ruimen wrakstukken MH17 op (Volkskrant)
MH17 wreckage to be sent to Netherlands by road, not railway – Kharkiv governor (Kiev post)
November 23
‘Resten MH17 zijn boven verwachting snel geborgen (Nu.nl)
Recovery operation completed on downed flight MH17 (Standard)
November 21
Stoffelijke resten en wrakdelen MH17 geborgen (RTL)
November 20
Polish TV documentary on MH17. Mainly about the relatives ()
Video showing removal of cockpit (Telegraaf)
Images of the cockpit being recovered. (NOS)
Weer stoffelijke resten gevonden op rampplek MH17 (AD)
November 19
Ukraine outlines reasons for high aircraft loss rate (Janes)
Opnieuw stoffelijke resten en wrakstukken MH17 geborgen (Rijksoverheid)
Ministerie weigert geheime deal MH17 openbaar te maken ()
Bergingsteam MH17 voor vierde dag op rij aan het werk (RTL)
Malaysia’s Inspector-General of Police and the Attorney-General (A-G) will head for the Netherlands to discuss, among others, the role of the Malaysian team in the joint international investigations into the downing of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 in July (AstroAwani)
November 18
Read more at: http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/mh17-igp-g-netherlands-dec-3-40787?cp
Lots of photos showing removal of debris (Daily Mail)
CNN video showing the removal of wreckage
Malaysia Not Yet Invited to Participate in Investigation of MH17 Crash (Sputniknews)
Russia asks US, Ukraine to disclose data of MH17 crash (Firstpost.com)
November 16
Work starts in Ukraine to collect wreckage of MH17. More human remains found. (Washington Post)
Vanachter de computer de raket die de MH17 raakte traceren (Volkskrant)
Waarom begint de berging van MH17 nu pas? (NOS)
Dutch begin recovery of downed MH17 wreckage in eastern Ukraine (CNN)
Berging MH17-wrak begonnen (NOS)
Berging op rampplek MH17 begonnen (Telegraaf)
November 15
Dutch Experts Reach Deal With Militia on Access to MH17 Crash Site: Reports (Sputniknews)
Tripartite deal reached to remove MH17 debris (Bignewsnetwork)
MH17 photo of fighter jet released in Russia slammed (The Age World)
Russian TV channel says photos show MH17 shot down by fighter jet (Reuters)
‘Russische doorbraak MH17 is nep’ (AD)
‘Russische doorbraak MH17 is nep’ (Telegraaf)
Russian pictures of MH17 being shot by Ukrainian jet ‘fake’ (The Telegraph)
November 14
‘Russen moeten beter hun best doen wanneer ze beelden MH17 vervalsen’ (Nieuwsblad.be)
Berging wrakstukken MH17 begint ‘zo snel mogelijk’ (NU.nl)
Daily Maily covers the story about the satellite photo here /Russia 1TV shows a satellite photo of a Ukraine SU-29 fighter shoting at MH17 (1TV)
Working conditions safe for investigators MH17 crash site — OSCE (Itar tass)
MH17-advocaten bundelen krachten (NOS)
Nog geen afspraak berging MH17 (NOS)
Malaysian AstoAwani reporting on the report from Russia other planes were seen on radar close to MH17
Opstelten: geen mededelingen over raket MH17 (Telegraaf)
Moskau bittet Den Haag um zusätzliche Informationen zu Absturz-Untersuchung (Ria Novosti)
Russian OSCE Envoy Condemns Dutch Experts’ Reluctance to Remove MH17 Debris (Sputnik)
November 13
Air controller’s data backs claims MH17 shot down from air (Russia Today)
Russia produce radar data which ‘proves’ military aircraft was flying close to MH17 when it was shot down above Ukraine (Daily Mail)
Investigators leave MH17 crash site in east Ukraine (KNtvnews)
MH17: Investigations to continue to Aug 2015, team to return to crash site only when safe (TheStar)
Stoffelijke resten slachtoffers MH17 naar Charkov (Nu.nl) Today no recovery works at the crash site. There are no tasks for the team.
November 12
Antwoorden van kabinet op vragen Sjoerdsma en Omtzigt (TweedeKamer)
Stoffelijke resten geborgen op rampplek MH17 (rijksoverheid)
Kabinet zwijgt zolang onderzoek MH17 loopt (Telegraaf)
TakStoffelijke resten slachtoffers MH17 naar Charkovelwagentje op rampplek MH17 (NOS)
Where are the bodies, MH17 families ask (The Malaysian Insider)
Russia rejects Tony Abbott’s call for apology and compensation for MH17 (Sydney Morning Herald)
Team repatriëringsmissie met takelwagen naar rampplek MH17 (AD)
November 11
Dutch Experts Exclude ‘DPR’ From New MH17 Crash Protocol (Sputniknews)
Bewijsmateriaal MH17 verzamelen voor het te laat is (RTL Over Jeroen Akkermans die veel foto’s maakt)
Hoofd MH17-missie: Afhankelijk van afspraken separatisten (RTL)
Premier Australië eist excuses van Poetin (Telegraaf)
Het Nederlandse MH17-onderzoek in 1 foto (GeenStijl)
Onenigheid met de Oekraïners voorkomt berging (NOS) Due to a dispute between Ukraine and the Netherlands trucks and cranes are not on the MH17 site to start recovery of the wreckage.
Wat kunnen de bergers doen? (NOS)
Berging MH17 uitgesteld door onenigheid (RTL)
Verwijdering van puin “Boeing” wordt uitgesteld als gevolg van Nederlandse experts (vesti.ru)
Ausfuhr der Boeing aus der Ostukraine wird verschoben (ruvr.ru)
November 10
RTL Nieuws has a item on the situation at the crash site. Jeroen Akkersmans reports that people living in the area told there has not been any fighting for weeks. (RTL Nieuws)
RTL eist inzage crisiscommunicatie MH17 (Telegraaf)
RTL announced to start a WOB procedure against the Dutch State on the MH17 case. WOB means Wet Openbaarheid Bestuur and enables civilians/press to force publication of documents by the government (). Here is the letter (part 1 , part 2, part 3)
Wanneer weten we eindelijk meer over MH17? (NOS)
Poetin: Kiev traineert onderzoek MH17 (NOS)
Klein onderzoeksteam MH17 in Donetsk (nu.nl)
MH17 wreckage to be removed from Tuesday (NVOnews.com)
German Foreign Ministry plays down intel report claiming Ukraine militia downed MH17 (RT)
German Foreign Ministry Says Media Interpretation of Boeing Crash in Ukraine Incomplete (Sputnik)
Putin blames Ukraine for obstructing MH17 inquiry (The Times of India)
Removal of Remaining MH17 Wreckage in Ukraine to Start in Next 2 Weeks: DPR Official (Ria Novosti)
Putin: Russia, Malaysia Insist on Objective, Full Investigation of Boeing MH17 Crash (Ria Novosti)
Australische premier matigt toon tegen Poetin (RTL)
November 9
Russia provided missile launcher that hit MH17- report (Stuff)
Russian military provided MH17 missile launcher, says report (Sydney Morning Herald)
‘Berging wrakstukken MH17 uitgesteld’ / recovery of debris postponed (nieuws.nl)
Berging MH17 uitgesteld (NOS)
‘Rusland betrokken bij raketsysteem dat MH17 neerhaalde’ (NRC)
‘Separatisten hadden Buk-raket op 17 juli’ (Volkskrant)
‘Separatisten hadden Buk-raket op 17 juli’ (telegraaf)
Kiev Trusts Dutch Investigation of MH17 Crash: Foreign Minister (Ria Novosti)
Journalists find ‘solid’ Russian ties to missile that hit MH17 (Kiev Post)
DPR Representatives Arrive at MH17 Crash Site (Ria Novosti)
‘Separatisten hadden Buk-raket op 17 juli’ (ad.nl)
November 8
Algemeen Dagblad newspaper has a special magazine dedicated to the victims of flight MH17. It can be read here.
November 7
Dutch program Nieuwsuur has more info. Dutch investigator did direct talks with separatists. Also an interview with a Finnish man who tries to reconstruct the aircraft using photos (npo.nl) Item start at 07:00
‘Toch direct contact met rebellen over MH17’ (RTL)
Weer menselijke resten MH17 gevonden (RTL)
Koenders wil vaart in bergingswerk MH17 (Reformatorisch Dagblad)
Kabinet ontkent onderhandelingen Nederlanders met rebellen niet (Nu.nl)
‘Volgende week vervoer wrakstukken MH17 naar Nederland’ (RTL Nieuws)
Een reconstructie van een neergestort vliegtuig gebeurt maar hoogst zelden (Volkskrant)
November 6
Eliot Higgins is in RTL Late Night show telling about MH17 and the route of the BUK ()
RT video showing the search for human remains and Dutch experts at crash site ()
Opnieuw resten geborgen MH17 (Rijksoverheid)
DNR and the Netherlands have reached an agreement concerning the removal of pieces of MH17 (
Reconstructie romp MH17 ‘grote 3D legpuzzel’ (RTL)
‘Berging wrakstukken MH17 eindelijk begonnen’ (Volkskrant)
Dutch Experts Arrive at MH17 Aircrash Site in East Ukraine: OSCE (Ria Novosti)
The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will be part of the Malaysian team to carry out investigations at the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine. (Malaysian Times)
November 5
on press conference of Rutte and Razak
Opnieuw stoffelijke resten MH17 geborgen (Nu.nl)
‘Oekraïne wil Maleisië niet in onderzoeksteam MH17’ (RTL)
Dutch experts to start recovery of MH17 wreckage Friday November 7 (Ria Novosti)
MH17: Malaysia To Play Major Role In Investigation: Najib (MalaysianDigest)
Veiligheidsgarantie voor onderzoekers MH17′ (Telegraaf)
Dutch PM says thorough, independent probe needed for downed Flight MH17 (Reuters)
Rutte acht grotere rol Maleisië in onderzoek MH17 logisch (NU.nl)
MH17: Malaysia to join criminal investigation team (The Star)
November 4
Terug naar de crashsite van MH17 by Pierre Crom (Blendle on TPO Magazine)
Two eyewitnesses report they heard two explosions. One said the plane was on fire when falling down.
Onderhandelingen over berging wrakstukken MH17 in volle gang (RTL Nieuws)
Dutch Experts Arrive in Donetsk to Remove MH17 Wreckage: DPR Deputy Prime Minister (Ria Novosti)
Weer stoffelijke resten MH17 gevonden(Telegraaf)
Verstrikt in de nasleep van de MH17 (RTL)
‘Wij hadden raket, maar haalden MH17 niet neer’ (Volkskrant)
One of the separatists commanders: “we had a BUK in our possession but did not shot down MH17”
Rutte neemt vlucht MH19 (NOS)
‘MH17 probe must go on’ (New Strait Times)
November 3
Nederlanders van repatriëringsmissie weer in Donetsk (NU.nl)
Team to re-enter site (New Strait Times)
Plan to ‘reassemble’ flight MH17 to make memorial (BBC)
Premier Rutte totaal niet tevreden over onderzoek naar MH17 (Metronieuws)
Investigations at MH17 crash site must continue, says Najib – Bernama ()
November 2
MH17: Govt to bring back plane wreckage (Astro Awani)
November 1
All Malaysian MH17 victims accounted for, says Hisham (the malaymailonline.com)
October 31
Letterlijke tekst van de persconferentie van minister-president Rutte na afloop van de ministerraad op 31 oktober 2014. (Rijksoverheid)
Oekraïne: wij wilden niet dat Nederland contact had met rebellen (Volkskrant)
Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en Oekraïne inzake de internationale missie tot bescherming van onderzoek;
Kiev, 28 juli 2014
pressconference of PM Rutte. This time on MH17. A Dutch mission was able to go to the crash site at October 31. They recovered human remains.
Ukraine government now stated they did not want the Netherlands to negotiate with the separatists.
Dutch PM: Investigators access MH17 crash site, collect more remains (Russia Today)
Rutte: naar eer en geweten gehandeld met MH17 (Volkskrant)
Stoffelijke resten geborgen op rampplek MH17 (politie.nl)
De propaganda rond onderzoek MH17 (Nieuwsuur)
October 30
US satellite images crucial to probe (New Strait Times)
KRO Reporter went to East Ukraine. It talked to many experts. It also shows the BUK inside. (Uitzendinggemist)
October 29
Was Nederland te voorzichting met MH17 (Nieuwsuur item)
BuZa: Kiev wilde contact rebellen via OVSE (Telegraaf)
Onvrede Maleisië over MH17-onderzoek (Telegraaf)
7 vragen aan Joost Niemoller (
Kiev: Nederland te traag na MH17 (Telegraaf)
Pownews item over MH17 ramp met boek Joost Niemoller (ws)
Buk anti-aircraft missile system experts questioned over MH17 atrocity(unian)
with Joost Niemoller, author of first book on MH17
Het onderzoek naar de ramp met vlucht MH17 is een regelrechte aanfluiting. Het getuigt van amateurisme en een gebrek aan kennis. (Powned)
Nabestaanden verbijsterd (Telegraaf)
MH17-onderzoek ’lachertje’ (Telegraaf)
Sophie Hilbrand praat met nabestaanden MH17. De betreffende uitzending van Je zal het maar zijn is op 2 november te zien op televisie. (Telegraaf)
October 28
Details on Flight MH17 Crash to Remain Unknown Until Summer 2015: Dutch Safety Board (RIA Novosti)
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17: U.S. Stonewalling Investigation, Won’t Hand Over Satellite Intel (inquisitr.com)
‘Ernstig rekening mee houden dat niet alle MH17-slachtoffers worden gevonden’ (RTL nieuws)
Er liggen botten, ze ophalen is te gevaarlijk (NRC artikel door Pierre Crom)
MH17 investigation: Dutch ask Russia for ‘evidence’ (BBC)
Nieuwspoort. Speech presentatie MH17. De Doofpotdeal. (JoostNiemoller.nl)
Malaysia PM vows to bring MH17 culprits to justice (Reuters)
Boekpresentatie ‘MH17 de doofpotdeal’ van Joost Niemöller (The Post Online)
Waarom vloog MH17 over oorlogsgebied? (Nieuwsuur)
Analyse van de nachtelijke Kamerbrief over MH17 ()
Antwoorden op vragen van de commissie ten behoeve van de tweede termijn van het algemeen overleg MH-17, reactie op berichten in de Duitse media, op het verzoek om navraag te doen naar de logboeken van de Oekraïense rampendienst SES, over de voortgang in het identificatieproces en over de mogelijke gezondheidsrisico’s voor het bij de repatriëringsmissie betrokken personeel (TweedeKamer.nl)
Kritiek op optreden Rutte na crash MH17 (refdag.nl)
Kabinet sluit ongeluk MH17 uit (nos)
Onderzoek vliegtuigramp MH17: onderste steen komt niet boven(Joost Niemoller in Volkskrant)
Bontes wil parlementaire enquête over aanpak MH17 (de Stentor)
MH17 investigators still awaiting U.S., Russian intelligence reports (Reuters)
October 27
MH17 prosecutor open to theory another plane shot down airliner: Der Spiegel (Reuters)
MH17-Chefermittler Westerbeke: “Wissen die Russen womöglich mehr?” (der Spiegel)
Onderzoek MH17 niet voor 2016 afgerond (Volkskrant)
October 26
Rampplek MH17 is frontlinie geworden (Telegraaf)
October 25
Dutch government of Foreign Affairs commision of Dutch Parliament. Deadline was October 24.
Nog lichaamsdelen op rampplek (RTL)
Rampplek MH17 na 100 dagen (NOS) Photographer Pierre Crom was at the crash site a few hours after the crash. After 100 days he went back. Here are his photos.
Deze documentaire schijnt ander licht op vlucht MH17 ( reports on the Russia Today documentary)
IN OEKRAÏNE LIGGEN BEZITTINGEN EN WELLICHT STOFFELIJKE RESTEN, NEDERLAND DOET NIETS…NABESTAANDEN ZIJN HET GEDRAAL EN DE HAAGSE STILTE NA RAMP MET MH17 ZAT ’Nationale schande’ (De Telegraaf)
MH17 is een nationale schandvlek geworden (2) (geenstijl.nl)
Docu Russen levert ‘bewijs’ over wie MH17 neerschoot (AD)
Ukraine not answering queries on MH17 (NVOnews)
MH17: Risicovliegroutes blijven te lang open (de Stentor)
Australian ambassador to the United Nation: All available information, including the independent Dutch Safety Board’s preliminary investigation report, is consistent with the assessment that MH17 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired from a location under the control of Russian-backed separatists.
‘VS is zeker over toedracht crash MH17’ (BNdeStem)
US to support Malaysia’s resolution at upcoming ICAO council meeting (RakyatPost)
October 24
Members of Parliament Omtzigt and Sjoerdsma ask questions for the Government (Tweedekamer.nl)
October 23
RTL Late Night has a interview with a cousin of one of the victoms . This man went to the crash site himself to search for personal belongings.
Opheldering kabinet geëist over satellietbeelden MH17 (RTLnieuws)
the maiden flight of the first drone. The drone will be used to monitor the situation around Mariupol . 24/7 operation envisaged
Dutch parliament members Omtzigt (CDA) and Sjoerdsma asks additional questions to the Dutch government. Answers are expected to be released prior to the next Algemeen Overleg. The new questions are here.
2014Z18714 Vragen van de leden Sjoerdsma (D66), Omtzigt (CDA), Voordewind (ChristenUnie), Van Ojik (GroenLinks) en Bontes (Groep Bontes/Van Klaveren) aan de minister van Buitenlandse Zaken over het bericht dat Nederland beschikt over de satellietbeelden die laten zien wie verantwoordelijk is voor de aanslag op vlucht MH17 (ingezonden 23 oktober 2014) . Additional info here)
October 22
One of Ukraine’s richest man calls MH17 ‘an accident and a trifle’
Russia Continues to Obstruct Expansion of Border Checkpoint Observation Mission (US mission to the OSCE)
Russia Today publishes a tv documentary named “MH17: the untold story”
MH17: tijd voor een parlementaire enquête? (RTL Deputy editor Peter Klein colomn)
Stop finger pointing over MH17: minister (9news)
October 21
Ministery of Foreign Affairs released a pressrelease. It reports on a telephone call by minister Koenders to Ukraine minster Klimkin. Koenders thanks the Ukraine for their participation. Koeders also states Russia should do more because of the Minsk agreement.
MH17 BUK Came From Russia: Ukrainian Defence Ministry refutes German intelligence report (
NOS: Oehlers ging zelf naar rampplek (Volkskrant)
Twijfels over satellietbeelden MH17 () Dutch prosecutor say it does not have satellite photos
October 20
Koffers MH17 opgehaald in Torez ()
VD-Kamerlid Ingrid de Caluwé vindt het niet nodig een hoorzitting te houden (BNR)
Pieter Omtzigt on the satellite images now being presented to Dutch parliament (Zoomin.tv)
Minister-president Rutte van 5 tot 7 november naar Maleisië en Australië (Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst)
Coalitie blokkeert hoorzitting MH17 (NU.nl) Dutch coalition does not see the need to be informed about the German secret service evidence claiming MH17 was shot down by a BUK stolen by separatists.
“Nog geen echte zoektocht MH17” (NOS)
October 19
Media: OSCE rejects German military assistance in Ukraine (ITAR TASS)
Der Spiegel: Deadly Ukraine Crash: German Intelligence Claims Pro-Russian Separatists Downed MH17
German Tagesschau on der Spiegel report that evidence shows separatists were involved.
Rebellen ontkennen beschuldiging (Telegraaf)
CDA, D66 willen hoorzitting MH17 (NOS)
Nederlandse nabestaande zelf op zoek in rampgebied MH17 (NU.nl)
Kabinet: geen conclusies aan Duits onderzoek (RTL Nieuws)
October 18
no news reported
October 17
Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop talks about MH17. She says “Russia should cooperate for giving access to crash site” Access is vital for investigation into cause of crash”. This while Dutch PM believes access is not required for investigation.
Gesprek Sven Kockelman met Rutte over MH17 (Uitzendinggemist)
Eenvoudig monument voor MH17 (NOS)
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop meets with Vladimir Putin for talks over MH17 site access (Sydney Morning Herald)
Dutch PM might visit Malaysia next month(Astroawani)
The same article also says Rutte will visit Australia (New Strait Times)
interesting quote:
But there is an odd coincidence that tends to repeat itself: Ukrainian security forces start a fresh shelling of the area each time an investigation team plans to go there. That has to stop, and if Russia’s…
October 16
Rutte spreekt Poetin over MH17 (NOS)
“Nog veel bezittingen op plek MH17” (NOS) Still many personal belongings at the crash site.
Nieuwsuur has an item on MH17. About social media research on the BUK and other theories. (NOS)
In beeld: drie maanden na vliegtuigramp MH17 (NOS)
Graham Phillips went to the crashsite on October 16. He saw still human remains. ()
He also made two videos ( 1) and
Handelaren ontkennen verkoop van spullen uit MH17. Maar eentje weet meer (BN de Stem)
October 15
Kamer verbijsterd: kabinet blijft zwijgen over MH17. (RTL)
Kabinet laat aanpak vliegramp evalueren(Telegraaf)
TV program MH17: A visit at the Crash Site: The locals speak up – ENG SUBS Exclusive Report from
MH17 crash site safe for experts’ work — Donetsk republic leader (ITAR-TASS)
Wrakstukken van MH17 verbazen rebellenleider (Telegraaf)
NOS Nieuwsuur has a very interesting item on theories of MH17. (Nieuwsuur)
MH17: Access to crash site hindered by separatists groups in area, says Liow (The Star)
We zijn verraden door John Kerry (The Post Online)
The Dutch have been betrayed by John Kerry because of his deal with Russia on exchange of intel on IS.
Bontes haalt uit naar Timmermans over MH17 (Telegraaf)
Malaysia intensifying negotiations to re-enter MH17 crash site (Astro Awani)
Australia Hopes for Russia’s Help in MH17 Crash Probe: Ambassador to Russia (RIA Novosti)
Onderhandelingen over wrakstukken MH17 (Telegraaf)
Onderhandelingen over wrakstukken MH17 (Volkskrant)
October 14
Rebellen: alle MH17-spullen weg (NOS)
Rebels claims all personal belongings have been collected. Despite statement of Dutch State which says parts of crash site have not been searched.
Kabinet erkent: delen rampgebied MH17 door niemand doorzocht (RTL
Dutch Government confesses: parts of crashsite has not been searched
Dutch Governments answers 43 questions by Pieter Omtzigt (Tweede Kamer)
Delen rampgebied MH17 door niemand doorzocht (RTL)
Donetsk Accuses Kiev Forces of Firing at Experts At MH17 Crash Site (RIA Novosti)
MH17 victims’ families face lengthy battle for compensation (The Guardian)
Russian TV documentary on MH17 (with english subtitles) ()
MH17: Ukraine’s Donetsk Republic Leader Says Nobody’s Getting Debris at Crash Site (IBtimes.com)
October 13
Dutch Government publishes answers to questions of Dutch parliament member Omtzigt (Rijksoverheid)
The Dutch Safety Board releases the agreement which has been made with the Ukraine National Bureau of Air Accidents and Incidents investigation with civil aircraft (NBAAI) (PDF)
DPR offers support to experts investigating Flight MH17 cras (Itar-TASS)
Australia PM vows to confront Russian President Putin at G-20 over MH17 crash – (The Strait Times)
Dutch return to MH17 crash site as search resumes (ChannelNewsAsia)
Dutch experts help recover MH17 crash items despite nearby clashes (Reuters)
Huisvader speurt naar daders MH17 vanaf zijn bank (Eliot Higgins) (AD)
October 12
Waarom zoektocht MH17 opeens toch mogelijk? (Vrije tribune)
Oekraïne gaat menselijke resten MH17 zoeken (Nieuwsuur)
Putin announces the withdrawal of troops located near the Ukraine border. “Rusland heeft al veel gewonnen
Putin Orders Troops Away From Ukraine Border (ABC)
Putin orders Russian troop withdrawal from Ukrainian border.The troop pullout came before an expected meeting between Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Milan next week. (Reuters)
October 11
Russian on #MH17
Nederlandse interim-missie komt aan in Oekraïne (De Gelderlander)
October 10
Radio interview with Robert van de Roer . He states the Dutch State did not enough and acted like amateurs.
MH17 crash: Ukraine security chief says missile only Kiev has may be found at crash site (Russia Today)
Prime Minister Rutte in a
Terugkeer missie MH17 blijft voorlopig onmogelijk door instabiele en onveilige situatie in de directe omgeving van het rampgebied.’
Return of mission MH17 will be impossible for the near future because of the unsafe and unstable situation near the crash site.
Kiev, Donetsk Militia Sign ‘Buffer Zone’ Agreement (RIA Novosti)
Statement Malaysia Minister of Transport : Remains of Malaysian MH17 Victim Identified; Countries Must Strengthen Resolve to Access Crash Site
Families of MH17 victims to sue Dutch state. (Dutchnews) (Telegraaf) . They blame the Dutch government gross negligence and carelessness in the handling of the disaster. Bob van der Groen, of the law firm that will charge, told the newspaper that the indictment also done “because there is no proper investigation has been done at the scene.”
October 9
The Dutch government releases a letter addressed to the parlement. It has lots of details on the progress of investigation, the oxygen mask and the difficulties to return to the crashsite. (RTL Nieuws)
Lots of news on the statement of Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans that a passenger was found wearing an oxygen mask.
The relatives of the victims were not informed about this. See The Post Online and Algemeen Dagblad
According a reliable source in the Hague Timmermans made a mistake about his statement of a passenger wearing an oxygen mask. (
MH17 verhaal Timmermans klopt niet (Telegraaf)
October 8
During a TV interview minister Timmermans of Foreign Affairs said one of the passengers of MH17 was found wearing an oxygen mask. (Nieuws.nl) (nu.nl) RIA Novosti De Volkskrant and many other media
Timmermans also said “there was not a mandate for sending UN troops to the crashsite to secure cease fire” .
Russian Military Repudiates Kiev’s Claims on Involvement in MH17 Crash (RIA Novosti)
Kiev has done everything to prevent investigating the crash of the Boeing (Russian Ministry) (The voice of Russia)
RIA Novosti in Tweet: ria_novosti Ukrainian investigators working on Boeing crash probe were not qualified for the job – Russian Defense Ministry
New Straits Times reports the investigation team is considering the use of Light Detection and Ranging tool (Lidar).
RIA Novosti reports that Russian airlines Aeroflot and Transaero are allowed to overfly East Ukraine airspace starting the winterseason. (RIA)
Aeroflot will resume Moscow-Odessa flights starting October 11. The flights are now bookable on the Aeroflot website.
the Nerherlands will contribute more money to OSCE for monitoring in Ukraine. (Rijksoverheid)
October 7
Investigations into crash of MH17 to resume in April The Rakyat Post
New Strait Times reports Heavy fighting delays probe again
The Star report here
Berita ABN has the news in Malaysian language. Malaysian Insider also reports as well as Borneo Post. TV9 reports here MalaysiaKini report Malaymail Online report
NTV 7 reports on English on the postpone of the investigation The Facebook site of NTV7 is
Dutch Politician Pieter Omtzigt of CDA asks questions to the Dutch government on secret agreement om MH17 prosecution. Here is another list of the questions
10 questions on MH17 asked to Dutch government by Parlement Pieter Omtzigt
A delegation of the Dutch parlement had a meeting with the Dutch Safety Board to discuss MH17. The meeting was not open to the public.
October 5
Site of Boeing crash near Donetsk unguarded, access is free (TASS)
October 4
Biden Says US Forced EU Countries to Impose Sanctions Against Russia (RIA Novosti)
“EU-sancties tegen Rusland waren onder VS-dwang” (De Morgen)
The video showing Biden tell this is
The transcript of Biden’s speech can be read on the site of the White House.
Throughout we’ve given Putin a simple choice: Respect Ukraine’s sovereignty or face increasing consequences. That has allowed us to rally the world’s major developed countries to impose real cost on Russia.
It is true they did not want to do that. But again, it was America’s leadership and the President of the United States insisting, oft times almost having to embarrass Europe to stand up and take economic hits to impose costs. And the results have been massive capital flight from Russia, a virtual freeze on foreign direct investment, a ruble at an all-time low against the dollar, and the Russian economy teetering on the brink of recession.
The full length of the speech of Biden can be seen here. He starts talking about Ukraine at minute 32:00
OSCE, Ukraine, Russia set up joint centre to coordinate ceasefire in Ukraine (ITAR-TASS)
ICRC Halts Activities in Ukraine Due to Death of Staff Member in Donetsk: Press Secretary (RIA Novosti)
October 3
MH17: Netherlands and Australia to decide on return to crash site, says Hisham (The Star)
MH17: Less urgency for M’sian investigation team to enter crash site (The Sun Daily)
Dutch parlement asks 43 specific questions on the MH17 investigation to the Dutch government (Tweede Kamer)
The Netherlands delegation at the OCSE PA meeting in Geneva requests during their speech entry to the MH17 crash site. ()
German newspaper Bild Zeitung reports that German army is preparing to send 200 people to East Ukraine for monitoring the cease fire using drones. (Tagesspiegel) (Bild Zeitung) & Spiegel
Austrian company sends drones to East Ukraine for monitoring. The first two drones for the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission were due to arrive in Ukraine on October 5, and two more by mid-October. (RIA Novosti)
October 2
Russia’s delegation to a conference of the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva will urge to resume the investigation of a Malaysian passenger plane crash in eastern Ukraine (ITAR-TASS)
‘Detailed analysis of FDR needed’ New Strait Times online
Department of Civil Aviation director-general Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman “It depends on whether the missile exploded above or below the aircraft, how severe the glancing blow was to the left wing and how it had affected the handling of the airplane.”
September 29
Russia Submits Questions on MH17 Crash to UN Security Council (RIA Novosti)
The letter can be read here.
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai Monday said the investigators of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 should complete the probe before winter sets in.
September 27
Malaysia will ask the United Nations (UN) to send a peacekeeping force so that the investigating team can immediately enter the area where the MAS flight MH17 had crashed. Malaysiakini Here the Bernama article
Original article screenshot.
Maleisië wil blauwhelmen op rampplek MH17 (Volkskrant)
Maleisië wil blauwhelmen op rampplek MH17 (Telegraaf)
Maleisië wil blauwhelmen naar rampplek MH17 (RTLnieuws)
The Netherlands, Australia & Malaysia do not intend to request UN for troops to secure crashsite after all bit.ly/1xqRVGJ
Dutch governement says the Minister of Transport of Malaysia has been misquoted on his statement Malaysia will ask UN for peacekeeping troops. That is pretty weird as the source of this statement was Bernama. Bernama is the Malaysia state press agency.
Lavrov: Delays in Investigation of Malaysian Aircraft Crash Contradicts UN Resolution (RIA Novosti)
September 26
Malaysia dismayed over Ukraine’s empty MH17 promise Anadolu Agency
Dutch TV programme EenVandaag has interview with Eliot Higgins and shows his proof that BUK that was transported from Russia to Ukraine was same as the one photographed in Donetsk by Paris Match
PM Rutte of the Netherlands not optimistic investigators can return to crashsite before winter (NOS)
September 25.
Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) sends open letter to #MH17 investigation team with 24 questions
Kiev cannot guarantee safe access to MH17 site (The Malaysian Insider)
Prime Minister: Malaysia Might Hold Talks with Independence Supporters in Eastern Ukraine : RIA Novosti
September 24
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is speaking out for the first time on the “unconventional” backdoor negotiations he led to get MH17’S black boxes and victims’ bodies out of eastern Ukraine (CNN)
August 5
Two militia members wouded by gun shots(ria)
July 27
DPR agress Dutch Police can go to crash site (source)
July 26
40 police officers arrive at cras scene (source)
July 25
Ukrainian Air Defense Exercises Might be Behind Malaysian Aircraft Crash – Source (Sputnik)
July 17
Half acht journaal RTL Nieuws ()
Seven NATO countries end Black Sea war games (Reuters)
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Here is one of the worst articles I’ve seen, from the Australian press.
So many lies
Here is a good article IMHO.
http://nsnbc.me/2015/07/03/mh17-the-methodology-of-an-international-cover-up/
And another that shows not all Australians are so silly.
http://gumshoenews.com/2015/01/08/why-the-secrecy-on-the-mh17-investigation/#more-2769