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Special correspondent of Russia`s Novaya Gazeta Pavel Kanygin has found exclusive proof of involvement of Russian Colonel Sergey Dubinsky, nom de guerre Khmuryi (‘Gloomy’ or ‘Grumpy’), in the organization of the MH17 downing in occupied territory in Donbas in July 2014.
Kanygin has presented evidence of a veteran reconnaissance officer of the Soviet-Afghan war (1979-1989) who has recognized that the voice on SBU records, which is said to be Khmuryi`s, belongs to his former comrade-in-arms, now colonel of the Russian army Dubinsky, Novaya Gazeta wrote in its investigative material titled ”Khmuryi`s Voice” published on April 24.
What is more, the analysis of the records conducted by Swedish specialists at the newspaper`s request confirms the high probability that it is Dubinsky`s voice.
Dubinsky is said to be tasked with the relocation of the Russian-made Buk missile complex used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, which was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 283 passengers and 15 crew members on board. All of them died in the incident.