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Following Russia's withdrawal from Kherson in Ukraine, investigations into possible war crimes committed in the region have begun.

Ukraine's national police chief says that 32 civilians in Kherson and the surrounding region have been killed by Russian shelling since Moscow's forces withdrew from the southern city two weeks ago.

Russian troops are now on the eastern bank of the Dnipro river - from where they're continuing to attack Kherson.

When the Russians withdrew from areas around Kyiv at the start of the conflict - evidence was uncovered of possible war crimes. So what about聽Kherson?

Andriy Kostin is Ukraine's prosecutor general. He said his office is investigating reports of more than 49,000 war crimes and crimes of aggression since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on 24 February.

The "same pattern of conduct" was being seen in every Ukrainian settlement occupied by Russian forces, he observed.

A war crime constitutes a violation of the so-called "rules of war" set out by international treaties including the Geneva Conventions.

Among other things, the Conventions stipulate that civilians must be protected. Russia has been repeatedly accused of breaking this rule.

Russia denies its troops intentionally target civilians or have committed atrocities in occupied areas.

(Photo: People fill up bottles with drinking water in Kherson, southern Ukraine, 25 November 2022. Credit: Roman Pilipey via EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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