Court Blames Russia for Missile That Struck Malaysia Airlines Plane, Killing Nearly 300

2 Russians, Ukrainian found guilty over downing of Flight 17 in Dutch court

The wrecked cockipt of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 is presented to the press during a presentation of the final report on the cause of the its crash at the Gilze Rijen Airbase on Oct. 13, 2015. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images

A court in the Netherlands determined what country manufactured the missile that struck down a Malaysia Airlines flight in 2014 over eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people.

“The court is of the opinion that MH17 (Flight 17) was brought down by the firing of a BUK missile from a farm field near Pervomaisk, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members,” presiding judge Hendrik Steenhuis said, according to Reuters news agency.