The anti-terrorism prosecutor's office (Pnat) has announced the opening of an investigation after the death of two French humanitarian workers as a result of a Russian bombing of Beryslav, Kherson region, BFMTV reported.

"The investigation is open for war crimes and intentional harm to the life of a person protected by international humanitarian law in particular. Entrusted to the gendarmes of the Central Office for the Fight against Crimes Against Humanity (OCLCH), this is the 10th procedure opened by the Pnat since the start of the conflict in February 2022," it said.

As reported, on February 1, two citizens of France were killed and three were injured as a result of a drone attack on Beryslav, Kherson region, by the Russian occupation forces.