Russia-Ukraine live news: Russia confirms Moskva ship casualties | Russia-Ukraine war News
Russian defence ministry says sinking of Black Sea flagship missile cruiser last week left one dead, 27 missing.
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says NATO must avoid a direct military confrontation with Russia that could lead to a third world war.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a bid to stop the fighting in Ukraine.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s allies are delivering the weapons it asked for to respond to Russia’s invasion.
- The Pentagon says it expects more than 20 nations to attend Ukraine talks it is hosting in Germany next week.
Here are all the latest updates:
Pentagon seeking information from US industry on Ukraine-ready systems
The Pentagon is looking for new avenues for US industry to accelerate production and build more capacity for proven, effective weapons that require minimal training and can be rapidly exported to Ukraine, according to a government website posting.
The Department of Defence posted a request for information on SAM.gov that had an initial response deadline of May 6.
It sought information on weapons or commercial capabilities related to air defence, anti-armour, anti-personnel, coastal defence, counter battery, unmanned aerial systems, and communications like radios or satellite internet.
Russia confirms 1 dead, 27 missing in missile cruiser sinking: RIA
Russia’s defence ministry has confirmed for the first time that the crew of the missile cruiser Moskva suffered casualties when it sank last week, the RIA news agency reported.
“One serviceman was killed, another 27 crew members went missing,” the ministry said, adding that “the remaining 396 members” had been evacuated.
Moscow had said the Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, sank after a fire sparked an ammunition blast, while Ukraine said it hit the vessel with an anti-ship missile.
Russia opens criminal case against activist over ‘fake’ news on Ukraine
Russia has opened a criminal case against a prominent opposition activist on allegations of spreading false information about Moscow’s military campaign, his lawyer has said.
Vladimir Kara-Murza was detained outside his home in Moscow on April 11, hours after CNN aired an interview in which he criticised Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
“Vladimir Kara-Murza is now at the main investigation Department of Russia’s Investigative Committee,” Prokhorov wrote on Facebook. “A criminal case has been opened … for ‘public dissemination of deliberately false information about Russia’s armed forces.’” Prokhorov did not say when precisely the case had been opened.
Pentagon says over 20 nations attending Ukraine talks in Germany
The US has said it expects more than 20 countries to attend Ukraine-focused defence talks it is hosting next week in Germany that will focus on Kyiv’s long-term needs.
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby appeared to play down expectations of announcements about long-term assistance at the April 26 talks, saying: “We’re not going into this with a pre-cooked set of endings here.”
He added that about 40 nations were invited to attend the discussions, which were not being organised under the NATO umbrella and would include non-NATO nation states.
Welcome to Al Jazeera’s continuing coverage of the war in Ukraine.
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