TASS informs about this with reference to the court report.

“The Dutch government has filed an application with the ECHR against Russia,” the court said.

According to a court representative, "the interstate statement was registered under number 28525/20."

Earlier, the Dutch government announced a decision to file a lawsuit against Russia in the ECHR due to the collapse of MH17.

The Russian Ministry of Justice said Moscow has denied involvement in the crash of MH17.

The ministry added that they intend to defend the position of Russia in case the Netherlands file a lawsuit.

The Boeing 777, which followed flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed on July 17, 2014 in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. Killed 283 passengers and 15 crew members.