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UN aviation body sides with Australia over Russia’s role in MH17

Ottawa | The United Nations aviation council has ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014 with the deaths of 298 passengers and crew, including 38 Australian citizens.

The ruling on Monday (Tuesday AEST) by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation takes the side of Australia and the Netherlands, which jointly launched the proceedings against Russia in 2022.

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