{"id":4899,"date":"2023-03-18T13:23:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T13:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=4899"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:36:24","slug":"russian-attacks-continue-after-putins-arrest-warrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/analysis\/defense\/russian-attacks-continue-after-putins-arrest-warrant\/2023\/03\/18\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian attacks continue after Putin’s arrest warrant"},"content":{"rendered":"

KIEV,<\/span> UKRAINE<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> Widespread<\/span> attacks<\/span> by<\/span> Russia<\/span> continued<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> International<\/span> Criminal<\/span> Court’s<\/span> decision<\/span> to<\/span> issue<\/span> arrest<\/span> warrants<\/span> for<\/span> Russian<\/span> President<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> Children’s<\/span> Rights<\/span> Commissioner.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukraine<\/span> was<\/span> attacked<\/span> by<\/span> 16<\/span> Russian<\/span> drones<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> night,<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Air<\/span> Force<\/span> said<\/span> early<\/span> Saturday<\/span> morning.<\/span> Air<\/span> Force<\/span> Command<\/span> wrote<\/span> in<\/span> Telegram<\/span> that<\/span> 11<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 16<\/span> drones<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> “in<\/span> the<\/span> central,<\/span> western<\/span> and<\/span> eastern<\/span> regions”.The<\/span> affected<\/span> areas<\/span> included<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> Kiev<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> western<\/span> Lviv<\/span> province.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kiev<\/span> city<\/span> chief<\/span> executive<\/span> Serhiy<\/span> Popko<\/span> said<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> air<\/span> defenses<\/span> had<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> all<\/span> drones<\/span> heading<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> capital,<\/span> while<\/span> Lviv<\/span> regional<\/span> governor<\/span> Maksim<\/span> Kozhitsky<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> that<\/span> three<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> six<\/span> drones<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> shot<\/span> down.<\/span> It<\/span> was<\/span> shot<\/span> down<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> remaining<\/span> three<\/span> planes<\/span> encountered<\/span> areas<\/span> bordering<\/span> Poland,<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> The<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Air<\/span> Force<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> attacks<\/span> came<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> east<\/span> coast<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Sea<\/span> of<\/span> \u200b\u200bAzov<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> Bryansk<\/span> region,<\/span> which<\/span> borders<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> military<\/span> also<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> regular<\/span> update<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> morning<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> military<\/span> had<\/span> carried<\/span> out<\/span> 34<\/span> air<\/span> strikes,<\/span> one<\/span> missile<\/span> attack<\/span> and<\/span> 57<\/span> anti-aircraft<\/span> fire<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> past<\/span> 24<\/span> hours.<\/span> Falling<\/span> debris<\/span> hit<\/span> southern<\/span> Kherson<\/span> province,<\/span> damaging<\/span> seven<\/span> houses<\/span> and<\/span> a<\/span> kindergarten,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> Facebook<\/span> update.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> statement<\/span> said<\/span> Russia<\/span> remained<\/span> focused<\/span> on<\/span> offensive<\/span> operations<\/span> in<\/span> eastern<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> industrial<\/span> zone,<\/span> focusing<\/span> on<\/span> attacks<\/span> on<\/span> Raiman,<\/span> Bakhmut,<\/span> Avdiuka,<\/span> Marinka<\/span> and<\/span> Shakhtarsk<\/span> in<\/span> Donetsk<\/span> provinces<\/span> in<\/span> eastern<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> there<\/span> is<\/span> Pablo<\/span> Kirilenko,<\/span> Regional<\/span> Governor<\/span> Donetsk<\/span> oblast<\/span> said<\/span> 11<\/span> towns<\/span> and<\/span> villages<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> province<\/span> were<\/span> shelled<\/span> on<\/span> Friday,<\/span> killing<\/span> one<\/span> person<\/span> and<\/span> injuring<\/span> three<\/span> others.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Further<\/span> west,<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> night,<\/span> a<\/span> Russian<\/span> missile<\/span> hit<\/span> a<\/span> residential<\/span> area<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Zaporizhia,<\/span> the<\/span> capital<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> partially<\/span> occupied<\/span> province<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> name.<\/span> Zaporizhia<\/span> city<\/span> council<\/span> member<\/span> Anatoly<\/span> Kultev<\/span> said<\/span> no<\/span> casualties<\/span> were<\/span> reported,<\/span> but<\/span> that<\/span> houses<\/span> were<\/span> damaged<\/span> and<\/span> catering<\/span> establishments<\/span> were<\/span> destroyed.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> International<\/span> Criminal<\/span> Court<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> issued<\/span> an<\/span> arrest<\/span> warrant<\/span> for<\/span> Putin<\/span> on<\/span> suspicion<\/span> of<\/span> war<\/span> crimes<\/span> and<\/span> said<\/span> he,<\/span> along<\/span> with<\/span> Russian<\/span> Children’s<\/span> Rights<\/span> Commissioner<\/span> Maria<\/span> Lvova<\/span> Belova,<\/span> were<\/span> held<\/span> personally<\/span> responsible<\/span> for<\/span> kidnapping<\/span> a<\/span> child<\/span> from<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>It<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> the<\/span> World<\/span> Court<\/span> has<\/span> issued<\/span> an<\/span> arrest<\/span> warrant<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> leader<\/span> of<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> five<\/span> permanent<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> UN<\/span> Security<\/span> Council.<\/span> Russia<\/span> quickly<\/span> dismissed<\/span> the<\/span> move,<\/span> but<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> hailed<\/span> it<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> major<\/span> breakthrough.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>However,<\/span> since<\/span> Moscow<\/span> does<\/span> not<\/span> recognize<\/span> the<\/span> jurisdiction<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> courts<\/span> and<\/span> does<\/span> not<\/span> extradite<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> citizens,<\/span> Putin<\/span> is<\/span> highly<\/span> unlikely<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> tried<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> ICC,<\/span> so<\/span> its<\/span> practical<\/span> impact<\/span> may<\/span> be<\/span> limited<\/span>.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> British<\/span> military<\/span> official<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> is<\/span> likely<\/span> to<\/span> expand<\/span> conscription.<\/span> The<\/span> British<\/span> Defense<\/span> Ministry<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> latest<\/span> intelligence<\/span> report<\/span> that<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> House<\/span> of<\/span> Commons,<\/span> the<\/span> lower<\/span> house<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> parliament,<\/span> introduced<\/span> a<\/span> bill<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> to<\/span> change<\/span> the<\/span> conscription<\/span> age<\/span> for<\/span> men<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> current<\/span> 18-27<\/span> to<\/span> 21-30.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>According<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> ministry,<\/span> now<\/span> many<\/span> men<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> ages<\/span> of<\/span> 18<\/span> and<\/span> he<\/span> are<\/span> 21<\/span> are<\/span> applying<\/span> for<\/span> exemption<\/span> from<\/span> military<\/span> service<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> their<\/span> higher<\/span> education.<\/span> This<\/span> change<\/span> ultimately<\/span> means<\/span> that<\/span> we<\/span> must<\/span> continue<\/span> to<\/span> serve.<\/span> The<\/span> law<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> passed<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> take<\/span> effect<\/span> in<\/span> January<\/span> 2024,<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KIEV, UKRAINE (AP) – Widespread attacks by Russia continued in Ukraine after the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner. Ukraine was attacked by 16 Russian drones on Friday night, the Ukrainian Air Force said early Saturday morning. Air Force Command wrote in […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[26,24,276,280,2480,2482],"tags":[1224,2134,1227,2135,1228,1288,1302,1312,1314,1324,1372,1374,1378,1708,1759,154,1760,177,1765,302,2133],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/im-728404.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4899"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4900,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4899\/revisions\/4900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}