Remains of MH17 crash victims sent to Netherlands

KYIV, May 2 /Ukrinform/. Seven coffins with the last found remains of the victims of MH17 crash have been sent from the Kharkiv airport to the Netherlands.

The ceremony of farewell to the dead at the airport was attended by the ambassadors of the Netherlands, Austria and Malaysia to Ukraine, and Minister of Justice and Security of the Netherlands Gerard Adriaan van der Steur, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"We have done everything that we could do within our powers. The search team was provided any assistance, including in areas where the military operations continue. Our experts go home, although it is possible that new materials will be found in future," van der Steur said.

According to him, after the remains are identified, they will be given to families.

As reported, representatives of Malaysia and the Netherlands resumed search activities at the crash site on April 16. They were tasked with searching for the wreckage, the remains of the passengers and their personal belongings.

As a reminder, Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was brought down in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 295 people aboard.

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