Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash – in pictures

The world is demanding answers from Russia after a Malaysia Airlines jet's destruction over Donetsk, Ukraine, near the Russian border. The area has seen violent clashes between Ukrainian and pro-Russia separatists since the annexation of Crimea in February

The crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight, near the village of Grabovo in Donetsk, Ukraine. Photograph: Dzhavakhadze Zurab/ITAR-TASS Photo/Corbis

Debris at the crash site. Photograph: Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters

The Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, speaks at a press conference in Canberra. 28 Australians were on board the flight. Photograph: Mark Nolan/Getty Images

A man looks at a screen displaying a sign to 'Pray for MH17' at Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia. Photograph: Ahmed Yusni/EPA

Debris at the crash site in Donetsk. Photograph: Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters

Members of the Ukrainian emergency ministry search for bodies near the crash site. Photograph: Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters

The Malaysian prime minister, Najib Razak (centre), delivers a statement on the downed flight in Kuala Lumpur. Photograph: Rahman Roslan/Getty Images

A member of the Ukrainian emergency ministry investigates close to the crash site. Photograph: Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters

People search the crash site. Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images

Luggage and belongings seen near the crash site. Photograph: Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters

A woman lights a candle outside the Dutch embassy in Kiev. 173 nationals of the Netherlands were on board MH17. Photograph: Nikita Yurenev/ITAR-TASS Photo/Corbis

People lay flowers and light candles in front of the Dutch embassy in Kiev. Photograph: Ser

Hundreds of people brought flowers and candles to the Dutch embassy in Kiev. Photograph: Alexey Furman/Demotix/Corbis

A group of miners search a field for debris and human remains from an Malaysia Airlines plane on 18 July 2014 in Grabovo, Ukraine. Photograph: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images

Alexander Hug, deputy chief monitor of the OSCE special monitoring mission to Ukraine, visits the site of the crash. Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images

A pro-Russia militant holds up a stuffed animal as others look on at the site of the crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in Grabovo, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images

Widi Yuliono a relative of John Paulisen, shows photographs of John Paulisen (Top-L), Yuli Hastini (Top-R), Arjuna Martin Paulisen (L) and Sri Paulisen (R) who are some of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plane atrocity. Photograph: Mohammad Ali/EPA

A candlelight vigil was held by airline hostesses in training, at Flying Cats in Amritsar, in remembrance of 298 people aboard MH17 which crashed yesterday in Ukraine. Photograph: Demotix/Corbis

Riders of the Dutch cycling team Belkin wear black armbands and observe a minute of silence for the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 before departing on the 197.5km 13th stage of the Tour de France cycle race between Saint Etienne and Chamrousse, 18 July 2014. Photograph: Jean-Paul pelissier/Reuters

A Dutch flag is flown at half-mast at Schiphol Airport near Amsterdam, on 18 July 2014, a day after the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in east Ukraine. Photograph: Lex van Lieshout/AFP/Getty Images

US President Barack Obama seems moved as he answers questions after delivering a statement on the Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine on 18 July 2014 in Washington, DC. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images