Iran has begun paying compensation to families of those killed when it shot down a Ukrainian airliner two years ago.
Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 was shot down shortly after take-off from Tehran on January 8, 2020, killing all 176 people aboard, most of them Iranians and Canadians, including many dual nationals.
The payment “does not infringe upon (their) right to take legal action,” state news agency IRNA quoted him as saying.
In 2020, Iran offered to pay “$150,000 or the equivalent in euros” to each of the victims’ families.
