Was MH17 shot down by Ukraine?

Flight MH17 investigators find 'strong indications' Putin approved missiles Investigators said they found that the Russian president likely approved the supply of heavy anti-aircraft weapons to Ukrainian separatists who shot down flight MH17 in 2014 with a Russian missile.



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Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to face off at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – the top United Nations court – over Moscow's support for pro-Russian forces blamed for “insurrection” against the Ukrainian state and armed violence that included the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014, ...

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The judges ruled that it was a deliberate action to bring down a plane, even though the three found guilty had intended to shoot down a military not a civilian aircraft.

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The men - two Russians and one Ukrainian - were found guilty in absentia and sentenced to life in jail. A third Russian was acquitted.

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Human rights judges have said cases against Russia for the shooting down of flight MH17 and other alleged war crimes can proceed to trial, as they ruled that separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine were under the effective control of the Russian Federation.

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15, 2022. United Airlines Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said flying over Russia constitutes a risk that many carriers including his own won't take, while airlines from China or India enjoy a competitive advantage as they continue to traverse the airspace.

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While the debris of MH17 was found and pieced together, MH370 has never been recovered. Investigative journalist Jeff Wise, in his 2015 book 'The Plane That Wasn't There', set out an argument that linked the two disasters together, claiming that it was possible that the same perpetrator was responsible for both.

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Another theory touted by Marc Dugain, former director of Proteus Airlines, suggests the plane was shot down by the U.S. military, which was then covered up. Dugain claimed MH370 was shot down to avoid the plane crashing into the American military base on the island of Diego Garcia, per The Independent.

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In 2014 all the families of passengers and crew on board MH370 were offered interim payments of US$50,000, non-conditional and regardless of any legal action, which some accepted.

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