
Local workers transport a piece of wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the Donetsk region, where the plane was shot down in 2014, killing all 298 people on board.
International investigators looking into the 2014 downing of a civilian airliner over eastern Ukraine said on February 8 that they were ending their probe despite finding "strong indications" of the involvement of Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials. “The investigation has now reached its limit,” prosecutor Digna van Boetzelaer told journalists in The Hague. “The findings are insufficient for the prosecution of new suspects.” Despite compelling evidence, Russia has denied any involvement in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) in July 2014, resulting in the deaths of all 298 passengers and crew on board. To read the original story by Reuters, click here .