Zelensky on MH17 tragedy: Russian responsibility for it is inevitable

Zelensky on MH17 tragedy: Russian responsibility for it is inevitable

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On the 10th anniversary of the MH17 crash, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia's responsibility is inevitable and all those responsible for this and other Russian war crimes will be punished as 298 people, including 80 children, died when Russian killers shot down the passenger plane.

On the tenth anniversary of the MH17 plane crash, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian responsibility for it is inevitable and that anyone guilty of this and other Russian war crimes will definitely hear a well-deserved sentence, UNN reports .

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It's been 10 years since Russian killers shot down the MH17 passenger plane near Ukraine. The whole world saw who came from the war against Ukraine and that Russian evil is a threat not only to us. 298 people were killed, including 80 children. Citizens of a dozen countries from different parts of the world. Russian responsibility for this is inevitable. And everyone who is guilty of this and other Russian war crimes will definitely hear a well-deserved verdict

- Zelensky wrote.

Recall

On July 17, 2014, a missile hit a Boeing flight MH17 in the sky over Donbas, where fighting was already underway between separatists backed by Russia and the Ukrainian army. None of the 298 people on board survived. In November 2022, a court in The Hague sentenced Russian citizens Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinsky, and Ukrainian citizen Leonid Kharchenko to life in prison for their role in the downing of Malaysian Boeing 777.

The European Union issued a statement calling on Russia to take responsibility and cooperate in the administration of justice.