The first day of the trial ended in the case of the accusation of four citizens of Russia and Ukraine in the crash of flight MH17 in July 2014 in the Donbass.

After a short speech by the representative of the relatives of the victims, Peter Langstrat, presiding judge Hendrick Steinhaus stated that this is the end of today's agenda.. "

At the first hearing, all parties to the trial spoke: the prosecution, the defense, and representatives of the victims.

In particular, the lawyer of one of the defendants in the case, Russian Oleg Pulatov, spoke at the meeting. She stated that her client does not recognize involvement in the plane crash.

Two more Russians, Igor Girkin and Sergey Dubinsky, as well as Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko, also appear in the case.. Neither themselves nor their representatives at the meeting on Monday were.

The passenger plane of Malaysia Airlines, flying the flight МН17 Amsterdam - Kuala Lumpur, was shot down in the sky over the Donetsk region on July 17, 2014. 298 people died. The catastrophe was investigated by the joint investigation team JIT, which includes representatives of Ukraine, the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and Malaysia. The group believes that the plane was shot down from the Russian Buk, transported to the Donbass across the border. Russia rejects and reproaches JIT for bias.