by Olivier Acuña Barba •Published: July 10, 2025•19:15•2 minutes read
Moscow is liable for the MH17 crash that killed 298 people, and the European Court of Human Rights has ruled | Credit: Alexander Gafarro/Shutterstock
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) deals with double wamies in Russia! One ordered the defeat of the MH17 flight MH17 in 2014, and the other ordered that it violated human rights law during the war with Ukraine.
France 24 It has been reported Following a full-scale invasion three years ago, this is the first time an international court has been held responsible for the crash of MH17 and for the crash of MH17, which killed 298 passengers and human rights violations in Ukraine.
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled four cases filed by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia. They cover a wide range of human rights abuses, during the full-scale invasion since the start of the Ukraine-Russian War, including Malaysia Airlines 17 flights and the initiation of the war, including Ukrainian children’s invitations.
“Mainly symbolic” decision
“In any of the previous (courts) there was no universal accusation of ignoring the “extraordinary” by the defendants of the foundations of the international legal order established after World War II,” the Strasbourg-based court said in its ruling.
Decisions by ECHR are largely symbolic because the verdict is not actually enforceable. Russia was a member of the court, but was exiled in 2022 following the Ukrainian invasion. However, the courts can handle cases against Russia that date back to its expulsion, and legally the state is obliged to participate in the lawsuit.
However, families of victims of the MH17 disaster see the court’s decision as an important milestone in the 11-year battle for justice.
“It’s a real step towards understanding who was responsible,” he said, losing his 18-year-old son Quinn to tragedy. I said Associated Press. “Russia never had the opportunity to tell the truth.”
The MH17 flew from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014. This was attacked by ground air missiles in eastern Ukraine during a conflict between Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces in the region. All 298 passengers on board were killed, including 196 Dutch civilians.
Russian officials reject, denial, denial
In 2018, a Dutch court confirmed a previous joint international investigation led by Dutch experts. This concluded that the airliner was fired down by surface-to-air missiles fired from Pro-Russian separatist control territory in eastern Ukraine.
Russian authorities have repeatedly denied involvement in the attack and said they would ignore the verdict.
Asked about the verdict before the verdict was read, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “We don’t follow it, we consider it invalid.” According to To the parents.
Azerbaijan airplane downing
Recently, an Azerbaijani news site has released explosive new material, claiming that the Russian military has approved the 2024 missile strike on Azerbaijani Airlines flight 8243, a tragedy that killed 38 people and injured 29 people, as reported in EuroWeekly News.
Minbal reported that he received an anonymous message with audio clips and technical data. This traces the incident to Captain Dmitry Sergeevich Paradicz, a Russian air defense officer who is allegedly acting under direct orders from the Moscow Ministry of Defense. On December 26, 2024, Reuters reported that four sources with knowledge of the preliminary investigation confirmed that Russian air defenses were responsible for the collapse of an Azerbaijani plane.
Two days after the incident, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an apology, calling the crash a “tragic incident,” but failed to accept responsibility for attacking the plane, as reported in the EuroWeekly News.
