The Boeing 777 aircraft was travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July the 14th when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine by what prosecutors say was a Buk air missile fired by pro-Russian rebels. All 298 people onboard, including 38 Australians, died. The current legal action differs from the Dutch Joint Investigation Team's prosecution of four individuals - one Ukrainian and three Russians - alleged to be criminally responsible. This move targets the Russian state, rather than the individuals themselves.
