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International investigators probing the downing of flight MH17 said Friday they will reveal fresh findings next week, nearly five years after the Malaysia Airlines plane was shot over Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Relatives of the 298 people killed will be informed first next Wednesday, followed by a media briefing, the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The Boeing 777 travelling between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur was hit by a Russian-made BUK missile on July 17, 2014, as it travelled over territory in eastern Ukraine held by pro-Russian separatists.<\/p>\n

The Netherlands and Australia said in May 2018 that the missile was launched by a Russian military brigade. Russia vehemently denies involvement and instead blames Kiev.<\/p>\n

The JIT said it would give a press conference next Wednesday \u201cabout developments in the criminal investigation into the bringing down of flight MH17\u201d, but did not give further details.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis press meeting will be preceded by a closed meeting for the bereaved. The will be informed of the developments first,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

In March this year, Australia and the Netherlands held the first talks with Russia over the investigation<\/p>\n

Close to two-thirds of those killed on the flight between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur were Dutch, while 38 Australians were also lost.<\/p>\n

The Joint Investigation Team includes Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The team has previously said it would \u201ccarefully\u201d study counterclaims by Moscow about the disaster, adding that information previously provided by Russia such as the alleged presence of a Ukrainian fighter jet near the airliner on radar images was \u201cincorrect\u201d.<\/p>\n

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