As pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces engaged in fierce combat, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, as it was leaving Amsterdam for Kuala Lumpur.

Two Russian men and a Ukrainian guy were found guilty of murder in absentia by Dutch authorities in November 2022 for their involvement in the attack.

Moscow declared it will not extradite its citizens and referred to the decision as “scandalous.”

A request for comment was not immediately answered by the Montreal-based ICAO. Australia and the Netherlands initiated the case in 2022.

In a statement, Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said, “The decision is an important step towards establishing the truth and achieving justice and accountability for all victims of Flight MH17, and their families