THE final report on the MH17 disaster is a 1000-page tome that highlights Russia’s lack of cooperation and even obstruction of the Dutch Safety Board investigation.

US aviation lawyer Jerry Skinner, who is representing five Australian families bereaved by the atrocity, received a briefing on the report prior to its public release in Netherlands tonight.

He said the document would leave no doubt as to what caused the Boeing 777 to plunge out of the sky over eastern Ukraine, and it gave a strong indication as to who was responsible.

“It’s going to be very critical of Russia, and it’s also going to be pretty clear that the Russians did not co-operate in the investigation,” said Mr Skinner who managed to get $10 million compensation for each victim of the 1988 Lockerbie air disaster.

“They did not contribute anything that helped, and as a matter of fact, they offered alternate theories that were so far out they will not be published as part of the main report.”

Relatives of the 298 victims are being provided with preview copies and some have travelled to the Netherlands for the report’s official release in a military hangar tonight.

The presentation will include the unveiling of the reassembled cockpit and front section of the plane, showing “innumerable entry points” from high speed projectiles fired from a mere 100-metres away.

Mr Skinner said the reconstructed cockpit spoke volumes about what happened on July 17, 2014.

“The missile clearly targeted the copilot’s side of the aircraft which would’ve effectively severed a lot of communications. That’s a very sophisticated thing to do,” he said.

Despite the obvious conclusions to be drawn from the report’s findings, Mr Skinner said it would not be admissible as evidence in a court of law.

“I think the information will be helpful if (the Dutch) choose to pursue Russia,” he said.

“I would like to have the Russians either agree to talk or refuse to talk, so the whole thing could be in the European Court of Human Rights before the Christmas holidays.”

As well as looking at what caused the crash, the Dutch Safety Board report will make recommendations about flying over conflict zones, and examine whether those on board were aware of what occurred.

Mr Skinner said first and foremost, the report was concerned with the families’ welfare and was “a very complete and thorough” examination of the disaster.

“The investigators are very professional and very genuine people and we are appreciative of the effort they’ve put in to answering as many questions as possible,” said Mr Skinner.

“I get the sense they want to see some justice served.”

Spokesman for families Dennis Schouten said yesterday most knew this report would not answer all questions but “the net is certainly drawing a little closer”.

“Is there more than one guilty party? The airlines and their flight routes? So many questions remain,” he said.

Of the 298 people killed in the MH17 disaster, 40 called Australia home.

Their names are etched on a permanent memorial in Canberra, unveiled on the one-year anniversary of the crash.

Meanwhile, the Russian manufacturers of the Buk-M1 will later today reveal its results based on a “full scale” simulation of their missile hitting an airline that it hopes will convince the West Ukraine was responsible and had fired their own Buk version.