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ICC Issues Arrest Warrants For Two Senior Russian Officers Over Alleged Crimes In Ukraine


Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov salutes during a send-off ceremony for reservists drafted during partial mobilization in Sevastopol, Crimea, Russian-occupied Ukraine, on September 27, 2022.
Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov salutes during a send-off ceremony for reservists drafted during partial mobilization in Sevastopol, Crimea, Russian-occupied Ukraine, on September 27, 2022.

The International Criminal Court said on March 5 that it issued arrest warrants for Sergey Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov for alleged crimes committed in Ukraine from "at least" between October 10, 2022 and March 9, 2023. The two are "allegedly responsible for the war crime of directing attacks at civilian objects, the war crime of causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects, and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts," the ICC said. Koblyash, a lieutenant general, is commander of Russia's Long-Range Aviation of the Aerospace Force. Sokolov, an admiral, is the former commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

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