ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian army chief, former defense minister
June 25, 2024 - 20:24
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Russia’s former defense minister and its military chief for attacking civilian targets in Ukraine.
The Hague-based court said in a statement on Tuesday that warrants were issued because judges considered there were reasonable grounds to believe that the men were responsible for “missile strikes carried out by the Russian armed forces against the Ukrainian electric infrastructure” from October 10, 2022, until at least March 9, 2023.
The ICC accused former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov of war crimes and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts.