I just want the families to be able to bury their loved ones. It's heartbreaking.

whereas anything may be possible on the flight recordings which Kiev confiscated.

Do you have a link I could look at? From what I have heard there is a video showing Ukraine uniforms but the people speaking Russian.

They all--including those in the Donbas--speak it with a S. Russian accent.

It's mercilessly mocked in Moscow. Takes a little getting used to, if you're a foreigner.

As for the uniforms, that's fairly meaningless, to be honest. The only reason I think of them as Ukrainian government emergency workers is because the Ukr government says they were. Otherwise they might well have "sworn allegiance" to the DPR or simply be collecting government wages while taking DPR orders. The situation is really quite complicated if you're a government worker in DPR territory. Most of the police are paid out of Kiev or by the "official" government, even though they escort the DPR leadership and troops around town. (It's after the town falls that the government goes in and figures out what's up: Were the police just doing their jobs, were they so-so supporters and doing what was necessary, or were they active supporters and even fighters?)

The rebels said they'd be turning the black boxes over to the Malaysian delegation. That pretty much says who's had them for a while, whatever the obfuscation was.

Not seen any videos but then I have no faith in Kiev's past Youtube fabrications / scams nor those of others come to that.

There is apparently one particular video concerning this subject which may well now be deleted by Kiev.

I realize that you are not American but it's ok to have your doubts.

BTW that video is on the internet so that slight of hand with Ukraine making it disappear, won't cut it.

What's most important now will be that Malaysia doesn't allow them into the hands of others outside of that state other than for closely obverved on the spot inspection.

You don't think President Obama is capable of getting at the truth?

And let's be frank here, everyone know what kind of OP's you post here.

Have a nice day comrade.

RT at their word. Go figure.

Courtesy to recover the remains of their loved ones with s beyond cruel.

get what's coming to 'em.

in full out CT mode.

For now, may the families just mourn their loved ones in peace and dignity that has been denied them.

desecrating the corpses, robbing them of their valuables, and rubbing salt in the wounds of grieving families for days.

Maybe they're still smarting from the grave robbing the evil bastards engaged in?

pressure must have been finally too much for them. Good.

Thanks she.

Reuters confirms.