‘Strong indications’ Vladimir Putin approved missile that downed flight MH17 - prosecutors

The wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane

(Picture: AP)

There are “strong indications” Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the use of a Russian missile system that shot down a passenger plane over Ukraine killing hundreds of people, prosecutors have said.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board.