Sergey Kobylash

Sergey Ivanovich Kobylash (Russian: Сергей Иванович Кобылаш; born 1 April 1965) is a Lieutenant general and Commander of the Long-Range Aviation branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces.[1]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Kobylash.
Sergey Kobylash
Native name
Сергей Иванович Кобылаш
Born (1965-04-01) 1 April 1965
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service/branch Soviet Air Forces
 Russian Air Force
Years of service1990–present
RankLieutenant general
Commands heldLong-Range Aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces

Biography

For several years, including the period from July 2019 to March 2023, Kobylash was commander of the Long-Range Aviation branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces.[2][1]

On 5 March 2024, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Admiral Viktor Sokolov and Kobylash, as part of its Ukraine investigation, citing his alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity of directing attacks at civilian objects, causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects and inhumane acts during the Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure and electrical grid, all under the Rome Statute.[1][3][4]

See also

References
  1. International Criminal Court press release about arrest warrants against Sergei Kobylash and Viktor Sokolov, International Criminal Court, 5 March 2024, Wikidata Q124748309, archived from the original on 5 March 2024
  2. Russian-Chinese air patrol raises tension in Korean Peninsula, Al Jazeera English, 24 July 2019, Wikidata Q124757603, archived from the original on 7 March 2024
  3. "Russia/Ukraine: ICC issues arrest warrants for top Russian commanders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity". Amnesty International. 5 March 2024.
  4. "ICC issues arrest warrants for top Russian commanders". BBC News. 5 March 2024.
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