Robert Jan van Zijtveld
- Birth Date:
- Death date:
- 17.07.2014
- Days since death:
- 3804
- Years since death:
- 10
- Extra names:
- Robertjan Vanzijtveld
- Categories:
- KIA of Russian invasion in Ukraine war 2014-24, Victim of terrorist attack
- Nationality:
- Dutch
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Mourners arrived at Minkema College in the town of Woerden bearing flowers and messages of condolence. One of the notes reads: "three lovely people are gone, it's so bad, it's so sad".
Teenagers Robert Jan and Frederique Van Zijtveld and Robin Hemelrijk were students at the college. Robert and his sister Frederique were heading to Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 for a holiday with their grandparents. They had paid for the trip as a graduation gift.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/netherlands-still-in/1273022.html
Source: scribd.com
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Relations
| Relation name | Relation type | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederique van Zijtveld | Sister | ||
| 2 | Robin Hemelrijk | Schoolmate |
17.07.2014 | Malaysian Boeing 777 MH17 shot down
According to Doneck terrorist leader Girkin (Strelkov) tweets, plane was hit down by his men. As it was announced before on 29/6/2014 terrorists occupied Ukrainian air defence unit near Ukraine border and have anti-air systems, including BUK (SA-11 Gadfly). Rocket was launched from cossacks' ataman Kozytsin positions. According to some experts, Russian aircraft with Russian tourists was expected to be shot down, to back further wide-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine after Crimea and East Ukraine