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Russia, on fabricated charges, announced the international wanted list for Robert Brovdi, Oleh Ivashchenko, Mykhailo Fedorov, and Oleksii Reznikov.
The Investigative Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia announced the international wanted list for a number of former and current Ukrainian officials. Among them are former defense ministers Oleksii Reznikov and Mykhailo Fedorov, head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence Oleh Ivashchenko, and commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi (Madjar).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reacted to these actions by the aggressor state, reports LB.ua.
The Foreign Ministry emphasized that the decisions of the Russian authorities have no legal force and are aimed at a propagandistic effect for the domestic audience. They do not create international-legal consequences and, in themselves, cannot be grounds for international pursuit, detention, or extradition of people.
“Instead, we remind of real, not invented, decisions by competent international and Ukrainian bodies regarding crimes committed during Russia's aggression against Ukraine, in particular the decisions concerning the highest leadership of the Russian Federation,” the ministry added.
17 March 2023 of this year, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over suspicions of war crimes related to the unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children.
24 June 2024 of this year, the ICC issued arrest warrants for the then-Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov in a case concerning strikes on Ukraine’s electric power infrastructure.
The Foreign Ministry stressed that these decisions were made in accordance with international law procedures. Ukraine is also pursuing criminal proceedings against members of the Russian leadership for international crimes committed during the aggression against Ukraine.
The Russian Investigative Committee 2 October “announced in international search” for former Ukrainian defense ministers Oleksii Reznikov and Mykhailo Fedorov, the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence Oleh Ivashchenko, and the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi (Madjar). Russia claims that Reznikov and Fedorov allegedly participated in “punitive operations” in Donbas, while Ivashchenko and Brovdi allegedly conducted attacks on Russian territory and damaged vessels in the Volga-Don Canal.
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