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ICC seeks arrests of two Russian military officials for Ukraine targets

Sergei Shoigu and Varley Gerasimov are accused of war crimes for targeting Ukraine's civilian infrastructure.

Gen. Valery Gerasimov of the Russian army, left, speaks with his Turkish and U.S. counterparts
Gen. Valery Gerasimov of the Russian army, left, speaks with his Turkish and U.S. counterparts about Syria at a meeting in Antalya, Turkey in 2017. (AN/Dominique A. Pineiro)

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for two Russian military officials for their role in carrying out alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Tuesday's announcement brings to eight the number of arrest warrants issued by the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal against senior Russian leaders since the invasion was launched in Feb. 2022.

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