UN agency rules Russia shot down flight MH17

The UN’s aviation council ruled on Monday that Russia was responsible for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that killed all 298 passengers and crew, including more than 200 Dutch and Australian citizens.

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In the first ruling of its kind, the council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed with claims brought by Australia and the Netherlands that Russia shot down the Malaysian passenger jet, saying the accusations “were well founded in fact and in law”.

In doing so, Russia “failed to uphold its obligations under international air law,” the body said in a statement.