According to reports filtering in on Tuesday, the French anti-terrorist prosecutor has commenced a three-pronged investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine against French citizen since the start of Russian invasion.

In a press statement, the French prosecutor explained that it was probing into possible war crimes committed in the Ukrainian towns of Chernihiv, Gostomel and Mariupol between February 24th and March 16th this year.

Russian forces have been accused of war crimes against unarmed civilians in Ukraine in the course of it’s current invasion sacking towns and the surrounding villages.

Eyewitnesses have said they saw retreating Russian soldiers shoot  civilians to death without any provocation.