Vladimir Tsemakh received the status of a suspect in the case of the Boeing crash over Donbass. Four days ago Ukraine deported him to Russia

Former air defense commander in the city of Snezhnoye Vladimir Tsemakh received the status of a suspect in the case of the crash of a Boeing over the Donbass being investigated by the Netherlands. Earlier it was reported that Tsemakh has the status of a key witness in the case.

As Dutch MEP Kati Piri told Deutsche Welle, Tsemakh's status changed due to some information that the Dutch prosecutor's office received this summer.

• Volodymyr Tsemakh was among the 35 people Ukraine handed over to Russia as part of a September 7 prisoner exchange . According to media reports, the presence of Tsemakh in the lists for the exchange was a fundamental condition for Moscow, which otherwise allegedly threatened to refuse to carry it out altogether.
• Kati Piri was the author of an open letter signed by 40 MEPs on 4 September. In it, they asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky not to transfer Tsemakh to Russia.