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10 years of MH17: Kin of those killed mark tragedy that claimed 298
Updated On: 18 July, 2024 07:33 AM IST | Melbourne | Agencies
The conflict has since escalated into a full-scale war with Russia’s invasion of its smaller neighbour in February 2022
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Australian officials offer their respects at an MH17 memorial in Canberra. Pic/AFP
Relatives of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine gathered with officials at Australia’s Parliament House on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 298 lives.
One of those relatives, Paul Guard, mostly blames the conflict raging in eastern Ukraine a decade ago for the missile attack that killed 38 Australian citizens and permanent residents including his parents, Toowoomba doctors Roger and Jill Guard.
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