ICC issues arrest warrants for commander of Russian long-range aviation, ex-commander of Black Sea Fleet
The International Criminal Court has issued warrants of arrest for two individuals, Mr. Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash, Commander of the Long-Range Aviation of the Aerospace Force, and Mr. Viktor Kinolayevich Sokolov, Commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.
“Today, 5 March 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court, composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Presiding, Judge Tomoko Akane and Judge Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godinez (ICC or Court) issued warrants of arrest for two individuals, Mr. Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash and Mr. Viktor Kinolayevich Sokolov, in the context of the situation in Ukraine for alleged crimes committed from at least 10 October 2022 until at least 9 March 2023,” the document published on the website of the ICC reads.
The two warrants of arrest were issued following applications filed by the Prosecution. “There are reasonable grounds to believe that the two suspects bear responsibility for missile strikes carried out by the forces under their command against the Ukrainian electric infrastructure.”