It was a long journey but finally five refrigerated wagons reached Ukraine's Kharkiv airport.<br/> <br />They carry the remains of some of the 289 victims, who died on board the Malaysia Airlines jet.<br/> <br />Flight MH17 was shot down over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, where the government is trying to quell a pro-Russian backed separatist rebellion.<br/> <br />These 12 wooden coffins are the first of what will be many to leave Ukraine.<br/> <br />They were laid out on the tarmac for a short and sombre ceremony to mark the departure of the victims.<br/> <br />Diplomats and politicians paid tribute to the dead.<br/> <br />The Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister said the downing of the plane was an "inhumane terrorist act" carried out with help from Russia.<br/> <br />But Russia and separatist rebels blame Ukraine.<br/> <br />After the ceremony, honorary guards placed the coffins onto a transport plane to be flown to the Netherlands.<br/> <br />Many of the victims were Dutch and the Netherlands will carry out their identi
