
Russia Files ICJ Appeal Over MH17 Plane Crash Ruling
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Russia Files ICJ Appeal Over MH17 Plane Crash Ruling
Australia and the Netherlands had launched the case, calling for Russia to assume responsibility. The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was hit by a Russian-made BUK missile over eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
Australia and the Netherlands, the countries with the most fatalities in the disaster, had launched the case, calling for Russia to assume responsibility for the downing and pay damages.
On July 17, 2014, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was hit by a Russian-made BUK missile over eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where pro-Russian separatist rebels were battling Ukrainian forces.