China News Service, November 17th, comprehensive report, on the 17th local time, the Dutch court issued a verdict on the four suspects involved in the 2014 Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash over Ukraine.

　　According to the court ruling, three of them—Russian Gilkin, Dubinsky, and Ukrainian Kharchenko—were convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

A fourth Russian defendant, Platov, was acquitted.

　　The court also said MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made missile fired from eastern Ukraine.

"The court held that MH17 was shot down by a 'Buk' missile fired from a farm field near the village of Pervomaisk, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members," the presiding judge said.

　　Sky News UK said the prosecution and the suspects had two weeks to lodge an appeal.

On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 people on board.

The picture shows the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.

　　On July 17, 2014, flight MH17, originally scheduled to fly from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, crashed in Ukraine near the border with Russia, killing all 298 people on board, including 196 Dutch nationals.

　　The Netherlands-led joint air accident investigation team subsequently launched an investigation and filed criminal charges against the four suspects in June 2019.

The four suspects are said to have held important military or intelligence positions in the Ukrainian civilian armed forces.

In March 2020, the Hague District Court in the Netherlands opened a hearing on the case.

　　298 killed

　　The fog behind the crash of the airliner

　　Eight years have passed since Malaysia Airlines MH17 crashed.

In fact, although the international community has launched a series of investigations, there have always been different opinions and constant disputes about who should be held responsible for this tragedy.

　　A joint investigation team formed by the Netherlands, Malaysia, Ukraine, Belgium, and Australia released an investigation report in September 2016, saying that the passenger plane was hit and crashed by a "Buk" missile. The missile launch system came from Russia, and the missile came from Ukraine. It was launched from a village in the east controlled by pro-Russian fighters.

　　For this investigation result, the Russian side has repeatedly raised objections, firmly denying responsibility for the air crash, and accusing the joint investigation team of being prejudiced against Russia.

Given that Russia was excluded from the joint investigation team, the Russian side has deep doubts about the impartiality of the investigation.

　　The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the video footage used by the International Commission of Inquiry to prove that the Russian air defense forces were involved in the air crash was forged.

Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Vinichenko also pointed out that Russia not only submitted its own radar data to the Netherlands, but also submitted documents that can prove that the "Buk" missile installed in Ukraine shot down the passenger plane, but this information was ignored by the investigators. .

　　In October 2015, the Russian Diamond-Antai Group released its own investigation report on the air crash, stating that the missile launch area was controlled by Kyiv when the air crash occurred.

In addition, with regard to what Dutch experts claimed that the plane crashed due to the explosion of a 9N314M warhead, which was loaded with 9M38 series missiles, the Russian side stated that the Russian armed forces are not equipped with 9M38 missiles.

　　Another relevant party, Malaysia, previously stated that from the very beginning, the investigation on the air crash has been politicized, and Russia is becoming a "scapegoat" for this incident.

Mahathir, Malaysia's then prime minister, also revealed that "for some reason", Malaysia was not allowed to investigate the flight recorder of the crashed plane.

As such, he cast doubt on the findings.