A court in Iran sentenced ten Iranian air defense military responsible for taking down a Ukrainian airliner Boeing 737-800 near Tehran (Iran) on 8 January 2020, Bloomberg reported.
Back in 2020, Iranian troops shot down a Ukrainian airplane en route from Tehran to Kyiv. Initially, the Iranian authorities denied that the Iranian military had taken down the Ukrainian passenger plane over Iran. However, later Iran's authorities claimed responsibility and launched an investigation into the tragedy.
There were 176 passengers and crew aboard Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752, including 11 Ukrainians. All of them died in the crash.
Iran’s judiciary sentenced ten members of its air defense forces to between one and 13 years in prison for their involvement in taking down a Ukrainian airliner in 2020, Bloomberg reported.
Related:
- Iran does not recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea, foreign minister says
- Iran, Russia merge banking systems, launch own payment system after SWIFT ban
- Russia receives regular resupplies of Iranian Shahed drones – British intel
