A secretive Russian military unit, known for its part in the deaths of hundreds of civilians on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 nearly a decade ago, was fighting in eastern Ukraine, NPR uncovered.
Australian officer and member of MH17 Joint Investigation Team David McLean speaks during a press conference on the results of the ongoing investigation at EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation headquarters in The Hague on Feb. 8.Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images
Russian-backed separatists in the area after the plane crashed didn't appear to show regret for the incident, according to Russian military expert Tom Bullock. "I always say our family members were, in fact, the first non-Ukrainian victims of a war that started eight years ago," he said."So everything [that] gives us information about the role of Russia in Ukraine is, for us, important because it helps us to form ... world opinion about the role of Russia in Ukraine."Piet Ploeg, who lost his brother, his sister-in-law and his nephew in MH17, arrives at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands in 2020.
She's paid special attention to the 53rd and is still haunted by the unit's deadly decisions. Information about the unit and the Russian military's actions help her process her grief.Silene and Rob Fredriksz talk about their son Bryce and his girlfriend, Daisy, who were among the 298 people killed when the the MH17 flight was shot down by a missile in 2014, at their house in Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 2020.
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