Ukraine: MH17 victims transported by train from crash site
- 10 years ago
Dozens of bodies have been removed by train from near the Flight MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine.
International observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) inspected the train before it departed.
The train was made up of refrigerated wagons to preserve the remains of the victims.
The destination of the train has not been confirmed. Several Russian media reports indicated that the train was headed for the city of Donetsk.
Earlier, the Ukrainian government announced that it had reached an agreement on the removal of bodies with representatives of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk, the pro-Russian rebels who control the territory around the crash site.
International observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) inspected the train before it departed.
The train was made up of refrigerated wagons to preserve the remains of the victims.
The destination of the train has not been confirmed. Several Russian media reports indicated that the train was headed for the city of Donetsk.
Earlier, the Ukrainian government announced that it had reached an agreement on the removal of bodies with representatives of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk, the pro-Russian rebels who control the territory around the crash site.