Germany’s federal prosecutor has opened a probe into suspected war crimes by Russian troops since the invasion of Ukraine, amid international outrage over attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure.
Justice Minister Marco Buschmann told the Passauer Neue Presse newspaper that Germany would collect and secure all evidence of war crimes committed in the war-torn country.
He says Germany’s federal prosecution office in Karlsruhe has opened a so-called structural investigation to begin collecting evidence.
He says the aim is to determine the criminal nature of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.