The Ukrainian Army General Staff has not commented on the statements of Russian experts' regarding point of origin of the missile which hit Malaysia Airlines MH17 in the summer of 2014, however it has been said that photo and video evidence indicate that it was launched from territory controlled by the rebels.

"There are many expert opinions that support the view of the Ukrainian side - the plane was shot down by Buk [missile system] from the territory controlled by the rebels. There are a lot of photos and video, radio messages of militants were intercepted in which they rejoiced that another Ukrainian plane was shot down, and when it became clear that this was a Malaysian aircraft, they bit their tongues. This speaks in favor of our theory," spokesman for the General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine Vladyslav Selezniov told Interfax-Ukraine on Monday.

"But we proceed from the fact that while there is an investigation, which is expected to be completed this fall, we do not give comments," Selezniov said.

"There are a lot of photos and video, which confirm the route of this missile complex through the territory of Russia, and the fact that it crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border and its operation on the territory of the so-called DPR (Donetsk People's Republic)," he added.

Previously, experts of Russia's air defense systems manufacturer Almaz-Antey dismissed the theory that the anti-aircraft missile which hit flight MH17 on July 17, 2014, was launched from the village of Snizhne controlled by militants.