The International Criminal Court (ICC) today issued international arrest warrants for the former Russian Defense Minister and his chief of staff for attacking civilian targets in Ukraine.
The court accuses former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, of war crimes and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts.
In a statement, the ICC stressed that the warrants were issued because the judges considered that there were reasonable grounds to believe that the men were responsible for "missile attacks carried out by the Russian armed forces against Ukrainian electrical infrastructure" from October 10, 2022 until the least March 9, 2023.
"During this period, a large number of attacks against various electrical power plants and substations were carried out by the Russian armed forces at various locations in Ukraine," the court added.
Last year, the court also issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children in Ukraine.
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