Relevant documents of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois received the Dutch television program ZEMBLA. Relatives of 25 people who died in the MH17 disaster in the sky over the Donbas appealed to the court demanding compensation.

Judicial proceedings opened against Igor Girkin, who at that time was the commander of the militants and the "defense minister" of the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic". According to the court's decision, the total compensation to the relatives of the victims of the tragedy should be $ 400 million.

At the same time, there is no chance of getting compensation from relatives because Girkin did not appear at the court session, he also did not find a registered address in Moscow. The lawyers of the relatives of the victims of the disaster declared their intention to ask for the arrest of his property.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, Boeing-777 "Malaysian Airlines" shot down over Donbass on July 17, 2014. On its board were 298 people, all of them died. Among the passengers were 80 minors, including three young children. The International Commission of Inquiry confirmed that it was Russia that supplied the "Buk" separatists, from which the plane was destroyed.