ICC seeks arrest of Russian officers over infrastructure attacks in Ukraine
Al Jazeera
It is the second time the court has announced arrest warrants for Russian officials in relation to the war in Ukraine.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for high-ranking Russian commanders Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov over alleged war crimes in Ukraine, it said in a statement.
The ICC said on Tuesday that the pair were responsible for “missile strikes carried out by the forces under their command” against Ukrainian electric infrastructure from at least October 10, 2022, until at least March 9, 2023.
“During this timeframe, there was an alleged campaign of strikes against numerous electric power plants and sub-stations, which were carried out by the Russian armed forces in multiple locations in Ukraine,” the court said.
The warrants mark the second such warrants issued calling for the arrest of Russian officials related to the war in Ukraine, a conflict which recently hit the two-year mark.
In March last year, the ICC issued arrest warrants for President Vladimir Putin and Children’s Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova on war crimes charges related to the abduction of Ukrainian children. The Kremlin has rejected the allegations.
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