Families of the victims of the MH17 air disaster have heard evidence from investigators that a missile was moved from Russia into eastern Ukraine before it was fired and brought down the plane.  At Nieuwegein in the Netherlands on Wednesday, the investigators briefed families on their findings, including playing them tapped phone calls of those involved in launching the missile in July 2014.  Among those who died after the Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile exploded next to Malaysian Airlines flight 17 on July 17, 2014, were 38 Australians.  Dutchman Robby Oeujlers told reporters after the briefing that they now knew for certain that the missile was fired from territory held by Russian-backed rebels, with evidence laid out from tapped calls, the accounts of local people and photos and videos.  Dennis Shouten, also from the Netherlands, said they were told the missile was fired from a farmer's field after being moved from the Russian federation into eastern Ukraine.  "The Russian federation is part of this crime," he said.  But no names of perpetrators had come out, Mr Shouten said.  Russia has consistently rejected allegations that rebels fired the missile and on Monday the Russian military said radio-location data showed it was not fired from rebel-held positions.  It said the new data would be handed over to investigators but it was not clear why it had not previously been reported.  Moscow has suggested the plane was brought down by the Ukrainian military, which is also equipped with Buk missiles.  In the UN, Russia has vetoed attempts to prosecute those involved at a war crimes tribunal.
A team of prosecutors from the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine are due to report their findings on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.