: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Malaysia Airlines MH17 trial begins at The Hague with victims’ families desperate for justice


On the outskirts of Amsterdam near Schiphol Airport, a field of withered sunflowers lies at the entrance to the MH17 National Monument, a desolate sight on a cold spring morning.

Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine six years ago by pro-Russian separatist rebels after it left Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur. All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed.

Piet Ploeg, chairman of the MH17 Disaster Foundation that is backed by the Dutch government and provides support for… …read more

Source:: South China Morning Post

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