Babskov Sergei Aleksandrovich

Babskov, Sergei Aleksandrovich — Captain 1st Rank, Deputy Division Commander — military unit 42948 — 30th Surface Ship Division of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.

According to open registries, while serving as Deputy Commander of the 30th Surface Ship Division of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Armed Forces, he exercised direct operational command over the units of the formation, coordinated the actions of surface ships, and prepared and organized their combat use.

There are reasonable grounds to believe that this individual is involved in organizing, providing, and coordinating the execution of criminal orders for missile strikes with sea-based cruise missiles against densely populated cities, energy and civilian infrastructure objects that are not military targets.

These actions led to mass casualties among the civilian population and large-scale destruction, constituting a component of the Russian Federation's aggressive war against Ukraine and simultaneously containing signs of violations of the laws and customs of war.

Furthermore, the individual did not exercise the right to refuse to carry out a clearly criminal order, the obligation not to execute which is stipulated by norms of international law, thereby becoming an accomplice to the crime.

While serving as the Deputy Commander of the 30th Surface Ship Division of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy, Captain 1st Rank Sergei Aleksandrovich Babskov exercised direct operational command over the formation's units, coordinated the actions of surface ships, and oversaw the planning and organization of their combat employment. There are well-founded grounds to believe that he was involved in organizing, supporting, and coordinating the execution of criminal orders to launch sea-launched cruise missile strikes against densely populated cities, as well as Ukraine's energy and civil infrastructure facilities, which do not constitute military targets. These actions resulted in mass civilian casualties and large-scale destruction, constituting a violation of the laws and customs of war. The individual failed to exercise his right to refuse the execution of a manifestly criminal order, thereby becoming an accomplice to the crime.