Missile that downed MH17 came from Russian military: investigators

International investigators probing the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 revealed today for the first time that the missile used to shot down the plane was transported from a Russian military brigade.

The Joint Investigation Team "has come to the conclusion that the BUK-TELAR that shot down MH17 came from 53rd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade based in Kursk in Russia," top Dutch investigator Wilbert Paulissen said.

"The 53rd Brigade forms part of the Russian armed forces," he told journalists at a press conference in the Netherlands.