Ukraine welcomes upcoming MH17 trial, says envoy


Relatives and family members converge in front of a hedge of compassion in commemorating the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. On July 17, 2014, the aircraft, with 298 onboard from Amsterdam en route to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over Ukraine. – EPA pic, March 8, 2020.

UKRAINE welcomes the start of the criminal trial over downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, scheduled to begin tomorrow at the District Court of The Hague, says Ukrainian Ambassador to Malaysia Olexander Nechytaylo.

He said the trial serves as an important milestone towards establishing justice for the MH17 victims and their next-of-kin, and holding those responsible to account.


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