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> was fired from to a field in territory controlled by Russian-backed rebels.

> "...that came from the Russian Federation," chief Dutch police investigator Wilbert Paulissen said

I think the wording 'territory of the Russian Federation' is not best choice. Report says it was fired from Ukraine, 10 km from border. It implies that donbas is already part of russia.

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They are saying that the missile originated from Russia, not that it was fired from Russia.

The investigation concludes that the missile was transported from Russia to the rebel-controlled territory, where it was then fired.

I agree. These are two separate assertions: fired from location X, and "came" (originated or transported) from location Y but that could be read as "fired" too.

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