Personal belongings of passengers who died on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have been delivered to the town of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine.<br /><br />They had been driven by lorry from the crash scene which lies in a war zone controlled by pro-Russian separatists.<br /><br />The delivery follows negotiations with rebels. After being analysed the items are due to be sent on to victims’ relatives.<br /><br />They had been gathered up by local residents and Dutch investigators who visited the crash site earlier this week, despite ongoing fighting a few kilometres away.<br /><br />The belongings had been lying out in the open for almost three months; some were burnt or otherwise damaged.<br /><br />An initial report by the Dutch inquiry team said the damage to the plane suggested it had been pierced by many high-speed objects. Two-thirds of the victims were Dutch nationals. <br /><br />Kyiv alleges rebels armed by Moscow shot down the plane. Russia and the separatists deny the accusations.
