According to the NYT and Reuters, the International Criminal Court will begin investigating war crimes related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is planning to open two war crimes cases tied to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and issue arrest warrants against "several people," according to the New York Times (NYT) and Reuters. The cases would represent the first international charges to be brought since the start of Russia's war and come after months of work by special ICC investigation teams. The first case the ICC is set to open is about Russia's alleged abduction of Ukrainian children and the second is on Russia's "unrelentingly" targeting civilian infrastructure, including water supplies and gas tanks. ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan's first step is to present his charges to a panel of pretrial judges, who will decide whether legal standards have been met for issuing arrest warrants or whether investigators need more evidence. Khan visited Ukraine last month to probe Russia's attacks on power and other infrastructure.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has jurisdiction to investigate the war in Ukraine and has been pushing for Russian officials involved in war crimes to be prosecuted by the ICC, up to and including President Vladimir Putin. CNN reported on 15-year-old Arina Yatsiuk, one of 345 Ukrainian children who disappeared since Russia's February 2022 invasion, according to official Ukrainian statistics. The Ukrainian government says many of the missing children have been forcibly taken to Russia, and the Russian government has made their adoption by Russian families a centerpiece of propaganda. Ukrainian officials have been pushing the ICC for some time to seek arrest warrants against Russian individuals in relation to the war.