MH17

Russia to face Ukraine at UN court over downing of flight MH17
Kyiv accuses Moscow of supporting pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine who shot down Boeing 777 with a missile in 2014.
Published On 6 Jun 2023
MH17: ‘Strong indications’ Putin approved missile supply
Investigators say while the chain of command to the Russian president is clear, he has immunity as head of state.
Published On 9 Feb 2023
ECHR says it can hear case against Russia over MH17 downing
The Netherlands and Ukraine are pursuing Moscow over its pre-February 2022 actions in eastern Ukraine.
Published On 25 Jan 2023
From: Inside Story
Has justice been served in the MH17 trial?
Dutch court convicts three men for their role in shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Published On 18 Nov 2022

Eight years after all 298 on board died, two Russians and one Ukrainian are sentenced to life in prison for murder.

The Dutch and Australian governments take Russia before the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization.

The trial is being held in the Netherlands because nearly 200 of those on board were Dutch citizens.

Relatives of the passengers and crew killed in the shooting down of flight MH17 testify in Dutch court for first time.

Boeing 777 travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by a missile from rebel-held eastern Ukraine in 2014.

Four defendants are standing trial, three in absentia, over the 2014 downing of the MH17 passenger jet over Ukraine.

Four men being tried in absentia over deaths of 298 on board, in incident during Ukraine war that led to global outrage.

Repeated searches for the plane in the southern Indian Ocean were called off in 2018 after failing to find the aircraft.

Air France-KLM, Japan Airlines and AirAsia are among the carriers interested in buying a stake in Malaysia Airlines.

Malaysia’s decision is another blow to Boeing after it reported a big slump in orders due to the grounding of the MAX.

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