(Reuters) - Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to "large number of high-energy objects" from outside the aircraft, the Dutch Safety Board said in a preliminary report into the disaster that killed 298 people, two thirds of them from the Netherlands.

The preliminary report, published on Tuesday, said MH17 crashed due to external objects penetrating the fuselage and that "there are no indications that the MH17 crash was caused by a technical fault or by actions of the crew".

The findings support earlier assertions that the plane was hit by a missile.

(Reporting by Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Alison Williams)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/09/us-ukraine-crisis-mh17-investigation-idUSKBN0H40LM20140909

Kiev needs to release the Air-Traffic-Control tapes. That will likely explain why Kiev ATC diverted the plane from its original flight path to a path over a WAR ZONES. And the U.S. needs to release its satellite imagery of the area just like Russia did. Otherwise it's clear the Kiev Neo-Nazi regime along with the U.S. is responsible for war crimes.

YoungMoney3: Kiev needs to release the Air-Traffic-Control tapes. That will likely explain why Kiev ATC diverted the plane from its original flight path to a path over a WAR ZONES. And the U.S. needs to release its satellite imagery of the area just like Russia did. Otherwise it's clear the Kiev Neo-Nazi regime along with the U.S. is responsible for war crimes.

God bless you! You can see the game at play here? Its so obviuos.. What do they mean by "external factors"? Duh! Of course external factors are to blame.. It was shot down!

Why can't they establish if indeed it was cannon fire or the shrapnels from a Buk missisle that brought down this plane?

As far as I am concerned this report doesnt tell us anything and its a report designed to buy time on behalf of the Ukraine regime while the West slaps more sanctions on Russia..

The Ukranian junta should assist this investigation with valuable information by releasing the recordings between the ATC and MH17 and almighty Yankee, the Empire of Chaos should as well release its own satellite images... Daz all..

That stupid Russian Midget should be tried for international crimes for his role in the murder of more than 200 people.

The Russians are masters at lying and obfuscation. When Putin invaded Crimea, he lied through his teeth that there were no Russian troops on Ukrainian soil. But as soon as the annexation of Crimea became a fait accompli, Putin admits that they were Russian soldiers all along.

There's no doubt, that the MH17 was shot down by the thugs backed by Putin. Russia may lie and try to obfuscate the facts, but no one is really getting fooled.