Missile maker disputes MH17 inquiry findings in new video

The is a video released by the Russian maker of BUK missile shows one being exploded next to the nose of an old airplane in an attempt to discredit the official findings.

The footage was broadcast following a 15-month investigation, in which the Dutch Safety Board released its final report into the downing of the flight on July 17 last year, finding it was shot down by a Russian-made BUK surface-to-air missile.

Russian firm Almaz-Antey published the videos showing workers putting together the simulation of a BUK missile being exploded next to the cockpit of a decommissioned jet.

They show the missile being lifted into place next to the plane with a crane, the simulated explosion is then carried out and shown from different angles inside and outside of the cockpit.

The slick film shows an aerial view of the front part of the plane and what impact the missile would have had.

All 298 people aboard were killed including 38 Australian citizens and residents.

The final report also criticised Ukrainian authorities for failing to close the airspace over the area when there was sufficient reason to do so, as heavy fighting continued between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian rebels.

Dutch Safety Board chairman Tjibbe Joustra confirmed that a Russian-brand BUK surface-to-air missile fired from rebel-held territory had brought down the plane and that pieces of the missile had been recovered from the crash site.

He said the crash was caused by the detonation of a warhead outside the cockpit, killing the crew and causing the aircraft to break up.