The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants this Tuesday against Sergei Shoiguformer Russian Defense Minister, and Russian general Valery Gerasimov for alleged crimes committed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In a news release, the court said the judges had found there were “reasonable grounds to believe that the two suspects are responsible for missile attacks carried out by the Russian armed forces against Ukrainian electrical infrastructure from at least October 10, 2022 to at least March 9, 2023.”
Russian officials were suspected of having committed war crimes and crimes against humanity for directing attacks against civilians and civilian targets in Ukraine.
Russia, which like Ukraine is not a member of the ICC, has repeatedly said that Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is a legitimate military target and denies attacking civilians or civilian infrastructure.
Ukraine welcomes arrest warrants
For his part, the Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine has applauded the ICC’s decision, which he described as “important”: “Shoigu and Gerasimov have individual responsibility… They will be responsible for the evil,” Andriy Yermak stated in Telegram.
Source: Lasexta
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