Australian and Dutch investigators moved on to a second site of debris from the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine.  They’ve already recovered more remains and personal effects that weren’t found by the pro-Russian rebels who conducted the initial haphazard search of the crash site, and who are suspected of downing the flight in the first place.

“I respectfully ask for the continued patience and support of all parties as investigators proceed with their work,” said Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston.  “We know that the recovery of remains is vital for providing victims’ families with the closure they deserve at this difficult time.  We can’t bring them back but we can bring them home.”

Refrigerated trucks hauled human remains to the city of Kharkiv.  It’s the first leg of the journey that will bring them to the Netherlands for proper forensic examinations.  The Netherlands lost the most citizens in the crash – almost two-thirds of the 298 passengers and crew were Dutch.  Australia lost 38 people.

Meanwhile, Kiev is accusing Russia of massing troops along the eastern border.  Russia is not commenting on accusations that it violated Ukrainian airspace to conduct surveillance missions, and moved ten tanks across the border into an area that’s controlled by neither government troops nor the Russian-backed rebels.