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Ukrainian embassy demands justice over Malaysia Airlines and AZAL plane crashes

17 July 2025 18:29 (UTC +04:00)

The Ukrainian Embassy in Azerbaijan has shared a post on the X platform regarding the anniversary of the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane by Russia over Ukrainian skies on July 17, 2014, APA reports.

“Today marks 11 years since Russia downed MH17, killing 298 innocent civilians. In 2024, it did the same to flight J2‑8243. Two crimes, one pattern: murder, lies, and impunity. Justice must prevail,” the post reads.

Note that the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) officially declared Russia responsible for the crash of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.

Recall that on December 25, 2024, an Embraer passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, operating a Baku-Grozny flight, crashed near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan. There were 67 people on board, including 5 crew members. As a result of the accident, 38 people, including citizens of Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan, lost their lives.