The United Nations aviation agency has ruled Russia to be responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014, which killed all 298 persons on board. The ICAO ruled Russia violated international air law by failing to prevent the use of a Russian-made missile against a civilian aircraft, BBC reported.
MH17 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine, amid conflict between Ukrainian and pro-Russian separatists.
The case was brought by Australia and the Netherlands, whose residents comprised the majority of the victims. Both applauded the decision as a step toward justice, according to BBC.
In 2022, a Dutch court convicted three men linked to Russia in absentia, sentencing them to life in prison.
