The Prosecutor v. Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash and Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov

Case Sheet · ICC

The Prosecutor v. Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash and Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov

Situation Situation in Ukraine
Case Number ICC-01/22
Status Pre-Trial · At Large 

Context

Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash was Lieutenant General in the Russian Armed Forces and Commander of the Long-Range Aviation of the Aerospace Force at the time of the alleged conduct.

Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov was Admiral in the Russian Navy and Commander of the Black Sea Fleet at the time of the alleged conduct.

Both suspects are not in ICC custody.

Pre-Trial

Application for Arrest Warrant 2 February 2024
Arrest Warrant 5 March 2024 (under seal) 
Crimes at Arrest Warrant
Sergei Ivanovich Kobylash
Crimes against humanity
Crime against humanity of inhumane acts · art. 7(1)(k)
War crimes
War crime of attacking civilian objects · art. 8(2)(b)(ii) RS.
War crime of excessive incidental death, injury, or damage · art. 8(2)(b)(iv) RS.

Viktor Nikolayevich Sokolov
Crimes against humanity
Crime against humanity of inhumane acts · art. 7(1)(k)
War crimes
War crime of attacking civilian objects · art. 8(2)(b)(ii) RS.
War crime of excessive incidental death, injury, or damage · art. 8(2)(b)(iv) RS.

Key Documents

Arrest warrants Press Release on the Issuance of Arrest Warrants (2024)
ICC Case Page Official ICC page