As the world watched the news of the Malaysia Airlines being struck down by a surface-to-air missle Thursday in Ukraine and waits in the aftermath for news, monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe say rebels in the area are hampering their work.

The plane was carrying 298 individuals, including three infants, and was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. It is the second plane lost this year for Malaysia Airlines who are still haunted by the mysterious disappearance of flight MH370 several months ago, which has still not been found.

Flight MH17 was struck down in what is being called an act of terror and blame has not been ascertained since both Ukraine and Russia are pointing fingers at each other. But the plane crashed in an area controlled by Russian-backed rebels, according to BBC.

The first report of efforts hampered by rebels was reported Friday evening when OSCE member Michael Bociurkiw told reporters that despite being granted access to the area by the rebel commander, an intoxicated armed guard fired in the area when an observer walked out of the "prescribed area," according to BBC.

Since then access to the site has been slightly less restricted, but the rebels continue to watch over the OSCE team and control their movements.

On Friday, the team had been able to mark several bodies but could not move them, and investigators could not access the area.

By Saturday, news media were showing images of bodies being carried away, but it was unclear whether the soldiers were rebels or nationals of Russia.

Government officials in The Netherlands and Malaysia have both requested Russian President Vladimir Putin to take charge and ensure the bodies are dealt with respectfully.

Additionally, Dutch officials and the United Nations are pressing Putin to assert his authority in the area and ensure international investigators have access to the area and can help ascertain what happened on Thursday.

Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong-Lai said the site is not sealed properly and is concerned it will be tampered with.

Ukraine released records of intercepted phone calls that show it was Russian militia men who were responsible for the incident and is accusing them of destroying an international crime scene.