ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for 2 Russian Military Officials Over Alleged War Crimes

Published on March 6, 2024

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued two more arrest warrants for Russians on March 5 over crimes they allegedly committed in Ukraine, officials announced. Pre-trial Chamber II of the ICC, which is composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, presiding, Judge Tomoko Akane, and Judge Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godinez, issued the warrants for Lt. Gen. Sergei Kobylash and Russian Navy Adm. Viktor Sokolov. According to the judges, the two men’s alleged crimes took place between Oct. 10, 2022, to March 9, 2023, when Mr. Kobylash was the commander of the Long-Range Aviation of the Aerospace Force, and Mr. Sokolov was the commander of the Black Sea Fleet....

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