The parents of Fatima Dyczynski are getting closer to the MH17 crash site in the desperate hope their daughter somehow survived the disaster.
Perth-based George and Angela Dyczynski arrived in Kiev on Thursday evening (Friday morning AEST), still determined to search for their 25-year-old daughter, who was on Malaysia Airlines flight 17.
They were then due to take a connecting flight to Dnipropetrovsk, which is two-thirds of the way to the crash site near Donetsk.
The parents were met at Kiev airport by two officials from Ukraine's ministry of foreign affairs and two psychologists from the ministry of emergency.
Mrs Dyczynski said she was not concerned for her own safety despite Prime Minister Tony Abbott having warned relatives they would be "ill-advised" to travel to the crash site in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine.
"No, we are not worried," she told reporters at the arrival gate.
"You should not worry. We are in best hands."
Mrs Dyczynski said her daughter was originally from Germany and the German ambassador was now helping the family.
The Australian government was also in touch, she said.
Mr Dyczynski, a medical doctor, insisted: "We go to the site where the aircraft was attacked."
"We want to search for her," he said.
"Nobody speaks about survivors and there must be a reason for it. There is some evidence there are survivors still."
Previously in the Netherlands, en route to Ukraine, Mr Dyczynski revealed he and his wife would travel to the dangerous region believing their daughter could still be alive after her mobile phone rang out after the crash.
Mr Abbott on Thursday warned of the dangers of travelling to the site, which Canberra hopes can be secured with the help of 50 Australian police officers.
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