The Hague, 9 July

Europe's top human rights court delivered two rulings against Russia Wednesday, stating Russia has violated international law in Ukraine, the first time an international court has found Moscow responsible for human rights abuses since the full-scale invasion in 2022.

For the first time an international court has found Moscow responsible for the 2014 tragedy that claimed 298 lives.

Judges at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg are ruling on four cases brought by Ukraine and the Netherlands against Russia, encompassing a wide range of alleged human rights violations since the start of the conflict, including the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and kidnapping Ukrainian children.