International monitors have been forced to abandon plans to visit the Ukrainian crash site where a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane came down over a week ago. <br /><br />Fierce fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels nearby meant it was unsafe. <br /><br />Eleven days after the plane was thought to have been shot down with 298 people on board and a fully fledged investigation still has not begun. <br /><br />Two thirds of the victims were Dutch, but Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte has ruled now out military intervention to secure the crash site:<br /><br />“Achieving military superiority through an international mission in this region is – it is our conclusion – not realistic. Not even if we opt for a massive military deployment. Even then, achieving military superiority is not a realistic option,” said the Dutch premier.<br /><br />Human remains recovered from the wreckage have been taken to the Dutch military barracks in Hilversum where more than 200 forensic experts are working at identifying bodies.<br /><br />For the relatives of the victims the constant delays in being provided with answers to the disaster is adding to the agony of their grief.
