On Mar. 5, it became officially known that the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for commanders of the Russian long-range aviation commander Sergey Kobylash and the Russian Black Sea Fleet Viktor Sokolov.
ICC began to investigate Russia's attacks on the energy sector of Ukraine
The warrants were issued as part of an investigation into Russian war crimes in Ukraine committed between Oct. 10, 2022 and Mar. 9, 2023.
In addition, it is emphasized that both arrest warrants were issued based on motions filed by the prosecution.
Pre-Trial Chamber II believes that both suspects are responsible for the missile strikes carried out by the forces under their command on the objects of the electric power infrastructure of Ukraine during the specified period.
As you know, starting from October 2022, the aggressor country started massive missile terror of Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
During the period of full-scale war, peaceful Ukrainians survived dozens of large-scale Russian shelling when the enemy attracted a large number of missiles of various types and ranges.
Sometimes, their number reached 100 missiles in just one attack.
Due to a shortage of power in the power system, the Ministry of Energy had to apply power cuts to consumers, but the enemy was unable to achieve his goal of provoking a complete blackout in Ukraine.
What is known about the arrest warrant for Putin
On March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court in The Hague officially issued a warrant for the arrest of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin chief is suspected of committing war crimes in Ukraine.
In addition, an arrest warrant was issued for the so-called children's ombudsman of Russia, Maria Lvova-Belova.
There are reasons to believe that Mr. Putin bears individual criminal responsibility for the aforementioned crimes, for committing the acts directly, together with other persons and/or through other persons ... and for the failure to properly control the civilian and military subordinates who committed these acts, it was said the ICC statement.
