Alleged involvement in crimes against humanity and war crimes during Ukraine's conflict from October 10, 2022 to March 9, 2023
Arrest warrants issued due to individual criminal responsibility for international crimes committed during this period
ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian military leaders Shoigu and Gerasimov
Sergei Shoigu served as Russia's Minister of Defence during the alleged conduct
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomes decision as a sign of justice for Russian crimes against Ukrainians
Valery Gerasimov was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence at that time
Two top Russian military officials, Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, have faced arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity and war crimes during Ukraine's conflict. The ICC accused both individuals of directing attacks at civilian objects and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects from at least October 10, 2022, until March 9, 2023.
Sergei Shoigu served as Russia's Minister of Defence during the alleged conduct. Valery Gerasimov was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence at that time. The arrest warrants were issued due to reasonable grounds that these individuals bear individual criminal responsibility for international crimes committed during this period.
The ICC's decision was welcomed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a clear indication of justice for Russian crimes against Ukrainians being inevitable. However, Russia is not a signatory to the Rome Statute, which establishes the International Criminal Court.
Both Shoigu and Gerasimov are longtime loyalists of President Vladimir Putin and were among the architects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
ICC judges issued arrest warrants against Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu and Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov on 24 June 2024.
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu was the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation at the time of the alleged conduct.
Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister of Defence of Russia at that time.
Both individuals are accused of international crimes committed from at least 10 October 2022 until at least 9 March 2023.
Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu and Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov are accused of the war crime of directing attacks at civilian objects and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects, as well as the crime against humanity of inhumane acts.
The arrest warrants were issued for allegations against Shoigu and Gerasimov regarding international crimes committed from at least 10 October 2022 until at least 9 March 2023.
Both individuals are accused of the war crime of directing attacks at civilian objects and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects, as well as the crime against humanity of inhumane acts.
There are reasonable grounds to believe that these individuals bear individual criminal responsibility for the aforementioned crimes through their actions, orders, or failure to exercise proper control over their forces.
The International Criminal Court (I.C.C) has issued arrest warrants for two Russian officials: Gen. Valery V. Gerasimov and Sergei K. Shoigu.
Gen. Valery Gerasimov is Russia’s highest-ranking military officer, and Sergei Shoigu is a senior member of the country’s Security Council.
The I.C.C accused these officials of directing strikes against Ukraine’s power plants during winter 2022.
Russia’s Security Council denounced the warrants, calling them ‘pathetic examples of the West’s hybrid war against our country’.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine viewed the court’s decision as ‘a clear indication that justice for Russian crimes against Ukrainians is inevitable’.
Gen. Gerasimov and Mr. Shoigu are longtime loyalists of President Vladimir V. Putin and were among the architects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian military figures Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in Ukraine.
The indictment cites alleged crimes from at least October 10, 2022, until at least March 9, 2023.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the indictments as a warning that justice for Russian crimes against Ukrainians is inevitable.
Russia is not a signatory to the Rome Statute, which establishes the International Criminal Court.
