Nonilex, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

At the time of the alleged crimes, #Kobylash was the commander of Long-Range Aviation of the Aerospace Force in the #Russian Armed Forces, while #Sokolov was commander of the Russian Navy’s #BlackSea Fleet.
The #ICC’s pretrial chamber found that the “two suspects bear responsibility for missile strikes carried out by the forces under their command against the Ukrainian electric #infrastructure from at least 10 Oct 2022 until at least 9 March 2023.”

#law #war #Putin #Russia #Ukraine #geopolitics

Nonilex, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

#Kobylash & #Sokolov are alleged to have directed attacks at civilian objects & caused excessive incidental harm to #civilians or damage to civilian objects. The #ICC also accused both of #CrimesAgainstHumanity & #inhumane acts. Tuesday’s announcement marks just the 2nd time the court has issued #ArrestWarrants in its investigation into alleged #WarCrimes in #Ukraine.

#law #war #Putin #Russia #geopolitics #StandWithUkraine #LawsOfWar #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #GlobalSecurity

Nonilex, 3 months ago

Last yr, the court issued warrants for #Putin & Maria #LvovaBelova, #Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, for the #WarCrimes of “#unlawful #deportation” & “unlawful transfer” of #children from occupied areas.

The earlier warrants had a mostly symbolic impact. Russia, like the #UnitedStates, does not accept the #ICC’s #jurisdiction, & the court does not try people in absentia. But it has limited Putin’s travel to countries that accept the court’s jurisdiction.

#law #Ukraine #LawsOfWar