The Malaysia Airways aircraft crash on 17 July 2014 killed nearly 2 hundred Dutch folks. There have been additionally many Australians on the aircraft. It was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur and was shot down over Ukraine. Nobody survived the crash.
Analysis
For years, there was an investigation into who had shot down the aircraft. MH17 was shot down by a so-called Buk missile that got here from Russia. The battle between Russia and Ukraine was not as intense then as it’s now. However in some areas it was already stressed.
Convicted
The perpetrators most likely shot down MH17 by chance. They most likely thought it was a aircraft from the Ukrainian military. Finally, three Russians have been convicted for taking pictures down the missile. They’re in Russia and won’t be extradited to the Netherlands. So they aren’t in jail. For the kin, it is rather necessary that it’s clear who’s chargeable for taking pictures it down.
Sunflowers
There may be additionally a monument for the victims in Vijfhuizen. 298 timber have been planted on the website, one for every of the victims. In the summertime, there are many sunflowers across the monument. The seeds of those come from the sector in Ukraine the place the aircraft crashed. A commemoration might be held there tomorrow. King Willem-Alexander will give a speech.
