Russia behind MH17 downing, international law violations in Ukraine, Europe's human rights court rules

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The European Court of Human Rights found Russia accountable for “widespread and flagrant abuses of human rights” during its war against Ukraine since 2014, according to a July 9 statement.

The Strasbourg-based court also found Russia responsible for the deadly downing of Flight MH17, a Malaysian airliner shot down by Russian proxy forces in Ukraine in July 2014.