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Former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov allegedly bear criminal responsibility for directing attacks against civilian objects, causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects, and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts.
The two are allegedly responsible for Russian forces’ attacks on Ukraine’s key infrastructure from October 2022 through March 2023.“Every criminal involved in the planning and execution of these strikes must know that justice will be served. And we do hope to see them behind bars,” Ukrainian Presidentsaid. “This decision is a clear indication that justice for Russian crimes against Ukrainians is inevitable.
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan’s office found evidence that “these strikes were directed against civilian objects, and for those installations that may have qualified as military objectives at the relevant time, the expected incidental civilian harm and damage would have been clearly excessive to the anticipated military advantage.”its pursuit of warrants for Russian commanders Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov, whom the court accused of similar war crimes.
The court cannot try defendants in absentia and relies on its members to make arrests. So, these officials are unlikely to be tried but their ability to travel abroad could be limited.
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