Ex-Wagner Group Officer Claims to Have Evidence of Ukraine War Crimes

Igor Salikov, who alleges involvement in Russia's invasions of Ukraine, seeks to testify at the International Criminal Court.

Igor Salikov, claiming to be a former officer with the Wagner Group, has arrived in the Netherlands and says he wants to provide evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC) about war crimes in Ukraine.
Salikov claims he was involved in Russia's initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and the full-scale invasion in 2022.
He alleges that one of the leaders of the Wagner Group, Dmitry Utkin, personally gave orders for executions and reprisals against civilians in Ukraine and Syria, transmitting orders from late leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who carried out the will of Putin.
Salikov also claims to have information about the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, which was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian missile system.
The ICC issued an international arrest warrant in March for Russian President Vladimir Putin, alleging that he was responsible for the abduction of children from Ukraine.