MH17: Bodies arrive in Kharkiv

  • 10 years ago
A train carrying the remains of victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has arrived in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.

The jetliner crashed in the restive east on Thursday, killing 298 people. So far, 282 bodies have been found.

Two thirds of the victims were Dutch. According to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak the bodies will be handed to Dutch representatives in Kharkiv.

Ukrainian officials say the remains will then be transported to the Netherlands.