The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, the British Karim Khan, described Ukraine today as a "crime scene" during a visit to the city of Bucha, near Kiev, writes Lusa news agency.

Ukraine is a crime scene. We are here because we have good reason to believe that crimes for which the ICC has jurisdiction are being committed," Karim Khan said.

"We have to go through the fog of war to get to the truth," the prosecutor argued to the press, during his visit to the city on the outskirts of Kiev, where hundreds of civilians, according to Ukrainian authorities, were tortured and killed during the Russian occupation.

The ICC opened an investigation into the situation in Ukraine on March 3, following the proliferation of accusations that Russia has committed war crimes.

Almost two weeks ago, the international press reported that dozens of corpses were discovered strewn in the streets of the Ukrainian city of Bucha, near the country's capital, after Russian troops withdrew, prompting a shockwave and unanimous condemnation from the international community.

Some bodies had their hands tied behind their backs and showed signs of having been executed.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian forces of war crimes in Bucha, but the Russian Presidency denied any responsibility, assuring that the images were staged by Kiev.

Established in 2002 in The Hague, the ICC aims to try war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.