Russia has filed an appeal against Australia and the Netherlands at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday, challenging the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) decision in May 2025 that found Russia in violation of international aviation law in the shoot-down of MH17 that left no survivors on board the flight.

Russia’s application for appeal opposed Australia and the Netherlands’ claim that it was responsible under Article 3bis of the Convention on International Civil Aviation , otherwise known as the Chicago Convention, for the downing of MH17 using a “Buk” TELAR surface-to-air missile system. The ICAO found that the claims brought by the two states against Russia were “well founded in fact and in law,” ruling against Russia.

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