The Netherlands and Australia said on May 25 they held the Russian state responsible in part for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in July 2014 that killed all 298 aboard, and will seek compensation.
Reuters: Netherlands, Australia hold Russia responsible in MH17 downing
A part of the BUK-TELAR rocket that was fired on the MH17 flight is displayed on a table during the persconference of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), in Bunnik on May 24, 2018. Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said on May 24, 2018, for the first time that the missile which brought down the plane over eastern Ukraine came from a Russian military brigade. The Joint Investigation Team "has come to the conclusion that the BUK-TELAR that shot down MH17 came from the 53rd Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade based in Kursk in Russia," top Dutch investigator Wilbert Paulissen said. / AFP PHOTO / ANP / Robin van Lonkhuijsen / Netherlands OUT
