Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed in Ukraine on July 17 , killing all 298 passengers . The plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a missile fired from rebel-held territory and the bodies of victims were found scattered across fields near the crash site. Bociurkiw : We saw smoldering rubble of plane with bodies still strapped into their seats . Bociurkiw : Knowing these souls were finally on their way provided some sense of comfort .
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed in Ukraine on July 17 , killing all 298 passengers . Michael Bociurkiw was part of first international team of observers on scene . Bociurkiw : We saw smoldering rubble of plane with bodies still strapped into their seats . Bociurkiw : Knowing these souls were finally on their way provided some sense of comfort .