The Netherlands gifted Ukraine a fleet of F-16 fighter jets 9 years after Putin's proxies blew MH17 out of the sky, killing 196 Dutch passengers

• The Netherlands is sending up to 42 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to help aid its war against Russia.
• The announcement was made at Eindhoven Airbase, where victims of the MH17 tragedy were repatriated.
• However, experts say that the possibly symbolic move was mostly pragmatic.

Nine years ago, a solemn ceremony took place at Eindhoven airbase in the Netherlands.