ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Russian Military Commanders Over Ukraine War Crimes

The International Criminal Court targets high-ranking Russian officers for alleged attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.

The ICC has issued arrest warrants for Russian Lt. Gen. Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash and Adm. Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov, accused of war crimes in Ukraine.
The warrants are linked to missile strikes against Ukrainian electric infrastructure between October 2022 and March 2023.
Russia does not recognize the ICC's jurisdiction and dismisses the warrants as legally insignificant.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes the ICC's action, emphasizing accountability for crimes against civilians.
This marks the second set of ICC warrants related to the Ukraine war, following previous warrants for President Putin and a top official.