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ICC seeks arrests of two Russian military officials for Ukraine targets
The warrants say Sergei Shoigu and Varley Gerasimov carried out war crimes by targeting Ukraine's civilian infrastructure.
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The warrants say Sergei Shoigu and Varley Gerasimov carried out war crimes by targeting Ukraine's civilian infrastructure.
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