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Ukraine: Dutch court convicts Girkin, others in shooting down MH-17 airliner [1]
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Date: 2022-11-17
A Dutch court has returned long-awaited verdicts today in the downing of MH-17 airliner over Ukraine back in July 2014, killing 298 people. The plane was hit by a Buk surface-to-air missile.
x Civil part of #MH17 trial, joined to criminal trial (moral damages for next of kin): Ukrainian law applies b/c damage was caused in Ukraine. Court agrees with prosecution's assessment of who of the next of kin is and is not recognised as injured party in accordance with UKR law. — Marieke de Hoon (@mariekedehoon) November 17, 2022
Three defendants who are not in custody — Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinski, Leonid Khartschenko — were convicted and one — Oleg Pulatov — was acquitted.
x BREAKING #MH17 trial: Girkin and Kharchenko get live-long sentences for moving a Buk missile launcher Russia to eastern Ukraine in the hours before MH17 was downed. Oleg Pulatov is found not guilty. All men were tried in absentia — Olga Ivshina (@oivshina) November 17, 2022
x The court is going through the personal role of each of the defendants. Pulatov had an explicit and cognizant coordinating role. Girkin was in military control and requested Moscow case. The file did not establish who gave the firing order, but this is irrelevant for culpability. — Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) November 17, 2022
x #MH17 Chief Judge H. Steenhuis sentenced 3 defendents to life in prison. 1 aquitted. The deads were so severe, there was no other sentence possible, said the court. 298 persons killed by Russian rocket in 2014. Defendents are roaming freely in Russia and occupied East-Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/e9UXxwcPUk — Bernd Thomas Riegert (@RiegertBernd) November 17, 2022
In other Ukraine news:
There was a big tank battle recently in a village just northwest of the city of Donetsk called Pervomaiske. While it was certainly no El Alamein, it demonstrates that tanks aren’t quite as obsolete as some have suggested in this age of Javelins, drones and other anti-tank weapons.
This video of the battle is quite good.
x I didn’t think I could upload this for various technical reasons, but here it is. pic.twitter.com/6fXQXilwAS — Andrew Perpetua (@AndrewPerpetua) November 16, 2022
Ukraine isn’t taking any chances that an attack will be launched from Belarus. They have also blown bridges and mined the border.
x Wall on the border of Ukraine and Belarus pic.twitter.com/GEKdam5Iwl — ТРУХА⚡️English (@TpyxaNews) November 17, 2022
Friendly fire takes a toll on Russians.
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