DONETSK — 2014 · Major Tragedy
The MH17 Disaster
On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down by a missile while flying at 33,000 feet over eastern Ukraine; all 298 people aboard were killed, 196 of them Dutch nationals. The Joint Investigation Team, comprising the Netherlands, Australia, Malaysia, Belgium, and Ukraine, established that the plane had been downed by a Buk missile. Dutch prosecutors tried four suspects; three were sentenced to life imprisonment and one was acquitted. The disaster led to a reassessment of flight routes over conflict zones.
- Date
- 2014
- Place
- Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk, UA
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 48.1383, 38.5178 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 2014The plane was shot down (July 17)
- 2016The Joint Investigation Team identified the missile type
- 2022Court ruling: life imprisonment for three defendants, one acquitted
Sources
- Official Report
- Court Records
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