MH17: Putin supplied missile that downed plane

2023-02-08

MH17: Putin supplied missile that downed plane

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1. MH17: Putin supplied missile that downed plane

- There are strong indications that Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to supply the missile that downed flight MH17 in 2014, international investigators say.

- The aircraft was hit by a Russian-made missile over Ukraine, killing nearly 300 people.

- Prosecutors said there was evidence that Mr Putin decided to provide the missile to Moscow-backed separatists.

2. Notorious Russian nationalist Igor Mangushev shot dead in Ukraine

- Notorious Russian army captain and mercenary Igor Mangushev has died in hospital, days after he was shot in the head at close range in occupied Ukraine.

- Mangushev's wife Tatyana described his killing as an execution.

- He commanded an anti-drone unit in occupied Luhansk, but has also been one of the founders of a mercenary group fighting Ukrainian forces in 2014.

3. Harry and Meghan to be questioned in Samantha Markle defamation case

- The Duke and Duchess of Sussex could be questioned as part of a US defamation case brought by Meghan's half-sister.

- Samantha Markle is suing Meghan for "defamation and injurious falsehoods" following the couple's interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.

- She alleged she was defamed when Meghan "falsely and maliciously" said she was "an only child".

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