which crashed in Ukraine has arrived in the city of Kharkiv, outside
rebel territory.
Flight MH17 crashed in an area held by pro-Russia rebels last
Thursday, killing all 298 people on board.
However, 200 bodies arrived in Kharkiv - not 282 as claimed by the
rebels, Dutch officials said.
Meanwhile, international monitors say parts of the wreckage have been
changed and cut into since they first saw them.
Western nations say there is growing evidence the rebels shot down the
plane using a missile supplied by Russia.
Russia has suggested Ukrainian government forces are to blame.
Hope for clues
Most of those who died in the crash of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing
777 were Dutch, and the first remains are due to be flown from Kharkiv
to the Dutch city of Eindhoven on Wednesday.
From there, they will go to a facility in the Dutch city of Hilversum
for identification - a process which could take months, Dutch Prime
Minister Mark Rutte said.
The bodies will be kept in refrigerated rail carriages in Kharkiv
while they are being prepared for transport, a spokeswoman for the
Dutch forensics team has said.
Countries directly affected by the disaster, such as the Netherlands,
Australia, and the UK, have been concerned that the crash site was not
properly sealed off, with the risk that valuable evidence could be put
at risk.
The plane's "black box" flight recorders, which were handed over by
rebels to Malaysian officials, will be flown to a laboratory in the UK
for analysis, British Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed.
Investigators hope the devices, described as being in good condition,
will provide clues about what happened to the plane.
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