INTERNATIONAL ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR UKRAINIAN DEFENSE MINISTER

MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 14 /SRNA/ - A court in Moscow has issued an international arrest warrant for former Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov over allegations of punitive operations in Donbas, RIA Novosti reported.

The Russian Investigative Committee previously said it had established Reznikov's involvement in crimes against civilians in Donbas.

According to investigators, between 2021 and 2023, Reznikov issued orders to subordinate officers that facilitated punitive operations in the region.

Reznikov faces up to 20 years in prison in Russia on charges of using prohibited means and methods of warfare.