#MH17 court trial in Netherlands continues with very interesting parts today - looking into alternatives theories of how the Boeing was shot down, including Su-25, "Buk" at Ambrosievka, "Buk" at Zaroschenskoe etc. All three have been proposed by Russian Ministry of Defence, Almaz-Antey or Russian media at different stages.
* Zaroschenskoe - Russia replied it did not officially collect any witness statement from the Ukrainian officer who claimed on Russian TV he saw "Buk" there
Russian MoD also published some satellite photos of "Buk" at Zaroschenskoe - and here's the best part...
Russia replied it cannot provide the originals of the photos because they were destroyed as cloudy and low-quality.
The digital photos MoD published were however significantly modified, with different elements copy-pasted.
In general, all claims by official Russian bodies are now taken apart piece by piece, with all, even the most bizarre statements, checked against satellite photos and evidence.
You might wonder why is it even needed if there's overwhelming amount of evidence for Russian "Buk" in #MH17 case?
Russia has claimed "there's no real evidence" and "all Russian evidence has been ignored". This is precisely why the court goes through all these Photoshopped photos where "originals were destroyed"...
So when you hear next time "no evidence for missile fragments from Buk rocket", this is 100% false - there have been hundreds of metal pieces found in the fuselage, plane cockpit, seats, books inside cockpit and pilots' bodies. There have been ~370 missile fragments recovered and the court went through them one by one, comparing them with different missile versions. There also have been pieces of the rocket and avionics recovered.
This is a very informative thread in 🇷🇺 tweeting live updates from the trial broadcast https://twitter.com/Mortis_Banned #MH17
The most telling part is where the court reads official responses from Russian Federation about the theories they have themselves pushed:
* Ambrosievka - no witnesses of any "Buk" presence there and most importantly outside of "Buk" range (36 km)