International court issues arrest warrant for Putin, citing war crimes

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Widespread Russian attacks have continued in Ukraine, after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russia's presidents. Ukraine's air force has said that overnight, 16 Russian drones attacked Ukraine, and that 11 of them were shot down in central western and eastern regions, among areas targeted where the capital Kyiv and the western navy province. Meanwhile, the ICC has said that it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin for war crimes. It has accused him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine together with Russia's commissioner for children's rights. It's the first time the global court has issued a warrant against the leader of one of the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council.

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