The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov on charges of international crimes, including war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The court announced on Tuesday that Shoigu and Gerasimov are allegedly responsible for two war crimes: targeting civilian objects and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian property. They are also accused of committing crimes against humanity.
According to the ICC, these alleged crimes involve numerous attacks on electric power plants and substations across Ukraine between October 2022 and at least March 2023.
With these new warrants, the total number of senior Russian officials wanted for war crimes has risen to four. The ICC previously issued arrest warrants for President Vladimir Putin and Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova in connection with an alleged scheme to deport Ukrainian children to Russia.
Source:
CNN
